Volleyball Preview: RHAM Raptors vs. Edwin O. Smith Panthers
RHAM is 10-0 against Edwin O. Smith since September of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The RHAM Raptors are on the road again to play the Edwin O. Smith Panthers at 5:15 p.m. RHAM will be strutting in after a win while Edwin O. Smith will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Tuesday, everything went RHAM's way against East Catholic as RHAM made off with a 3-0 victory.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant RHAM was: they took every set by at least 17 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-4, 25-8, 25-7.
RHAM's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Neve Tyler, who had 19 digs and three aces, and Caitlin Rydel, who had 18 digs. That's the most aces Tyler has posted since back in November of 2023.
RHAM couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 41.6% of their attack attempts. That's a new trend for them: their average hitting percentage was 26.5% earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 40.3%.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Edwin O. Smith challenged South Windsor last Wednesday. Edwin O. Smith took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of South Windsor.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 23-25, 25-20, 25-0.
RHAM's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-4. As for Edwin O. Smith, their loss dropped their record down to 5-7.
RHAM took their victory against Edwin O. Smith in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for RHAM 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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