Volleyball Preview: Edgewood Warriors vs. South Range Raiders
Edgewood is on a nine-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while South Range is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Edgewood Warriors will welcome the South Range Raiders at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Last Thursday, Edgewood got the win against Conneaut by a conclusive 3-0.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Edgewood took every set by at least nine points. After all that action, the final score was 25-12, 25-16, 25-13.
Luci Paolillo and Faith Vencill were among the main playmakers for Edgewood as the former had ten digs and the latter hit 75% for 19 kills, seven digs, and a block. Vencill is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had five or more in the last 34 games she's played dating back to last season.
Edgewood was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 10.6.
Meanwhile, everything went South Range's way against Struthers on Tuesday as South Range made off with a 3-0 win.
The 3-0 doesn't show just how dominant South Range was: they took every set by at least eight points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-14, 25-17.
Among those leading the charge was Ali Irons, who had 13 digs and two aces.
Edgewood's victory bumped their record up to 7-3. As for South Range, they now have a winning record of 6-5.
Edgewood came up short against South Range in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 3-1. Will Edgewood have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other volleyball content.
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