Volleyball Preview: Scarsdale Raiders vs. North Rockland Raiders
The Scarsdale Raiders will take on the North Rockland Raiders at 4:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Scarsdale comes in on six and North Rockland on ten.
Scarsdale is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Sunday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Yonkers , sneaking past 3-2.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Scarsdale who won the one that mattered. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 12-25, 25-21, 16-25, 15-11.
Scarsdale got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Griffin Lee out in front who had three digs and 14 assists. Lee is on a roll when it comes to assists, as he's now posted 14 or more in the last four games he's played.
Meanwhile, North Rockland made easy work of Arlington on Sunday and carried off a 3-0 victory.
North Rockland was especially dominant in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-21, 25-17.
Scarsdale has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 23-8-1 record this season. As for North Rockland, their win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-2.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's matchup: Scarsdale has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.9 aces per game. However, it's not like North Rockland struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more volleyball content.
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