Volleyball Preview: Soroco Rams vs. North Park Wildcats
After both having extra time off, the Soroco Rams and the North Park Wildcats will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. North Park took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Soroco, who comes in off a win.
Soroco will bounce into Saturday's matchup after beating Vail Mountain, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Soroco had just enough and edged Vail Mountain out 3-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Rams.
Soroco had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 18-25, 23-25, 25-22, 25-21, 15-11.
Soroco found their leader in underclassman Mary Adrian, who had 16 digs. Those 16 digs set a new season-high mark for Adrian.
Soroco was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in August.
Meanwhile, North Park was not able to break out of their rough patch last Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They came up short against De Beque, falling 3-0.
North Park couldn't get the win, but they sure gave De Beque a tough time in the first set. The final score came out to 31-29, 25-19, 25-14.
Soroco's win ended a 12-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-8. As for North Park, their loss dropped their record down to 6-8.
Everything went Soroco's way against North Park when the teams last played two weeks ago, as Soroco made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Soroco since the squad 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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