Volleyball Preview: Rio Vista Eagles vs. Italy Gladiators
Rio Vista has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. After both having extra time off, they and the Italy Gladiators will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Rio Vista will be strutting in after a win while Italy will be coming in after a loss.
Last Tuesday, Rio Vista made easy work of Itasca and carried off a 3-0 victory.
One reason for the win was Rio Vista's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. The match finished with set scores of 27-25, 25-17, 25-14.
Meanwhile, Italy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell just short of Frost by a score of 3-2.
Rio Vista is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-13 record this season. As for Italy, their loss dropped their record down to 16-15.
Rio Vista skirted past Italy 3-2 in their previous matchup two weeks ago. The rematch might be a little tougher for Rio Vista since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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