Volleyball Preview: Aspire Ollin Jaguars vs. Orthopaedic Vipers
Aspire Ollin is 1-9 against Orthopaedic since October of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. After both having extra time off, the two teams will shake off the cobwebs and take on one another at 3:30 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Wednesday, Aspire Ollin was able to grind out a solid win over USC-MAE, taking the game 3-1.
Aspire Ollin had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-20, 26-24, 25-13.
Aspire Ollin was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 21 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Orthopaedic waltzed into their matchup on Wednesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Suns.
The final score came out to 25-3, 25-15, 25-17.
Aspire Ollin's victory ended a ten-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 5-8. As for Orthopaedic, their win bumped their record up to 11-12.
Aspire Ollin might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Orthopaedic in their previous meeting back in September. Can Aspire Ollin avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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