Volleyball Game Preview: Rustburg Heads Out

By Team Reports Sep 12, 2024, 2:11am

Volleyball Preview: Rustburg Red Devils vs. Jefferson Forest Cavaliers

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Rustburg has gone 8-2 against Jefferson Forest recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Rustburg Red Devils will take on the Jefferson Forest Cavaliers at 7:00 p.m. Rustburg will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.

Last Tuesday, Rustburg narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Brookville 3-2.

The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Rustburg who won the one that mattered. After all that action, the final score was 25-17, 16-25, 27-25, 22-25, 15-13.

Rustburg found their leader in underclassman Selah Littlejohn, who had 13 digs and two aces.

Rustburg was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces in three consecutive matches.

Meanwhile, Jefferson Forest made easy work of Heritage on Tuesday and carried off a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Cavaliers.

Rustburg's record is now 3-0. As for Jefferson Forest, their record is now 4-2.

Rustburg suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Jefferson Forest in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Rustburg avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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