Volleyball Preview: Aubrey Rogers Patriots vs. Naples Golden Eagles
After both having extra time off, the Aubrey Rogers Patriots and the Naples Golden Eagles will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Naples took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Aubrey Rogers, who comes in off a win.
Aubrey Rogers took a loss when they played away from home last Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged Bonita Springs out 3-2.
Aubrey Rogers was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. The match finished with set scores of 12-25, 25-15, 21-25, 25-16, 15-12.
Aubrey Rogers' success was spearheaded by the efforts of Mariana Franco, who had 18 digs and four aces, and Adeline Sundall, who had eight digs, five aces, and a kill. That's the most aces Sundall has posted in her last 15 contests.
Aubrey Rogers was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in five consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Naples came up short against Neumann on Tuesday, falling 3-0.
While Naples had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least 21 points in every set they played. The final score came out to 25-21, 26-24, 25-23.
Aubrey Rogers has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-11 record this season. As for Naples, they dropped their record down to 5-13 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Aubrey Rogers came up short against Naples in their previous matchup last Monday, falling 3-1. Can Aubrey Rogers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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