Volleyball Preview: Union Mine Diamondbacks vs. Ripon Indians
The Union Mine Diamondbacks will square off against the Ripon Indians at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Union Mine is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They blew past Calaveras 3-0. Winning may never get old, but the Diamondbacks sure are getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Union Mine's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Calaveras between 14 and 16 points across their sets. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-16, 25-16.
Among those leading the charge was Justice Brown, who had 11 digs.
Meanwhile, Ripon came tearing into Tuesday's matchup with six straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Wolves.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Ripon was: they took every set by at least 13 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-8, 25-12, 25-8.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Ripon to victory, but perhaps none more so than Alayna Sprinkle, who had six aces and four digs. The dominant performance gave Sprinkle a new career-high in aces.
Ripon was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Union Mine has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-6 record this season. As for Ripon, they pushed their record up to 27-2 with the victory, which was their 23rd straight at home dating back to last season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: Union Mine has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9.1 aces per game. However, it's not like Ripon struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more volleyball content.
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