Volleyball Preview: Rio Grande City Rattlers vs. Gregory-Portland Wildcats
The Rio Grande City Rattlers will square off against the Gregory-Portland Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Rio Grande City will bounce into Monday's contest after beating Roma, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Rio Grande City was the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Roma on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Rattlers.
Meanwhile, Gregory-Portland waltzed into their game on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They put the hurt on the Warriors & Cherokees with a sharp 3-0 victory.
While Gregory-Portland won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the first set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-14, 25-18.
Gregory-Portland's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Sophia Davila, who had 19 digs, and Kalli Rowe, who had seven digs.
Rio Grande City pushed their record up to 18-19 with the win, which was their third straight at home. As for Gregory-Portland, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a massive bump to their 25-18 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's matchup: Rio Grande City has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Gregory-Portland struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more volleyball content.
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