Volleyball Preview: Ropes Eagles vs. Plains Cowboys
Ropes has won nine straight games at home, while Plains has won nine straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Saturday. The Ropes Eagles will host the Plains Cowboys at 12:00 p.m. After the two teams made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Saturday.
Last Tuesday, Ropes made easy work of Tahoka and carried off a 3-0 victory.
Ropes never let Tahoka on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-9, 26-24.
Meanwhile, everything went Plains' way against Olton on Tuesday as Plains made off with a 3-0 win.
Plains was especially dominant in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-17, 25-21.
Aileen Perez and Zoey Valles were among the main playmakers for Plains as the former had three aces and 16 assists and the latter had 13 digs. Those three aces gave Perez a new career-high.
Plains kept the net locked down and finished the game with ten blocks. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now had at least ten blocks in three consecutive matchups.
Ropes is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 29-12 record this season. As for Plains, their victory bumped their record up to 22-11.
Ropes came up short against Plains in their previous matchup on October 4th, falling 3-1. Will Ropes have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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