Volleyball Preview: Archbishop McNicholas Rockets vs. Anderson Raptors
Archbishop McNicholas and Anderson are an even 5-5 against one another since August of 2014, but not for long. After both having extra time off, both will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Archbishop McNicholas took a loss when they played away from home last Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed last Thursday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over New Richmond.
Archbishop McNicholas had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-20, 25-14, 25-16.
Archbishop McNicholas found their leader in underclassman Ali Strange, who had 27 digs and two aces. Strange is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season.
Archbishop McNicholas was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 19 consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Anderson had already won 13 in a row and they went ahead and made it 14 last Tuesday. They came out on top against the Panthers by a score of 3-1.
Anderson had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 21-25, 25-13, 25-13, 29-27.
Archbishop McNicholas' victory was their tenth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-4. As for Anderson, their win bumped their record up to 15-3.
Archbishop McNicholas took their victory against Anderson in their previous matchup back in August by a conclusive 3-0. Will Archbishop McNicholas repeat their success, or does Anderson have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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