Volleyball Preview: Alief Elsik Rams vs. Foster Falcons
The Alief Elsik Rams will head out to square off against the Foster Falcons at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Alief Elsik is no doubt hoping to put an end to a ten-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Last Wednesday, Alief Elsik came up short against Alief Taylor and fell 3-1.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-20, 23-25, 25-9.
Meanwhile, Foster hadn't done well against George Ranch recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Foster narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past George Ranch 3-2.
Foster took George Ranch into a fifth set where they got it done with a eight-point win. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-20, 22-25, 18-25, 15-7.
Alief Elsik's loss dropped their record down to 9-20. As for Foster, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 26-9 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's match: Alief Elsik has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Foster struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.1. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Alief Elsik suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Foster in their previous meeting two weeks ago. Can Alief Elsik avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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