Volleyball Preview: Round Rock Dragons vs. Georgetown Eagles
Round Rock and Georgetown are an even 5-5 against one another since August of 2015, but not for long. The Round Rock Dragons will head out to challenge the Georgetown Eagles at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Round Rock sitting on ten straight victories and Georgetown on seven.
On Tuesday, Round Rock got the win against McNeil by a conclusive 3-0.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Round Rock took every set by at least 11 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-4, 25-14, 25-4.
Round Rock was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in 14 consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Tuesday Georgetown sidestepped Weiss for a 3-2 win.
Georgetown was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 23-25, 17-25, 25-17, 15-11.
Raegan Ramirez was a one-man wrecking crew for Georgetown as she had 38 digs. Ramirez is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season.
Round Rock is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 31-13 record this season. As for Georgetown, their victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 35-8.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's game: Round Rock has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.7 aces per game. However, it's not like Georgetown struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Round Rock suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Georgetown in their previous matchup back in August. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Ramirez, who had 25 digs. Now that Round Rock knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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