Volleyball Preview: Sumner Stingrays vs. Robinson Knights
After both having extra time off, the Sumner Stingrays and the Robinson Knights will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Sumner made easy work of Plant City and carried off a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Stingrays.
A big factor in the win was Sumner's feisty defense: they held Plant City to fewer and fewer points set over set. The final score came out to 25-22, 25-20, 25-15.
Meanwhile, Robinson came into Monday's matchup having lost four straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They walked away with a 3-1 win over Durant on Monday.
If you add up the scores from across all four sets (91-90) Robinson actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The match finished with set scores of 14-25, 25-21, 26-24, 25-21.
Sumner is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. As for Robinson, they now have a winning record of 8-7.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's game: Sumner has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 10 aces per game. However, it's not like Robinson struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Sumner was able to grind out a solid victory over Robinson when the teams last played back in September of 2023, winning 3-1. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Robinson's Haidyn Spano, who had 26 digs. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Sumner still be able to contain Spano? There's only one way to find out.
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