Volleyball Preview: Mineral Ridge Rams vs. Western Reserve Blue Devils
Mineral Ridge has been away from home for two games now, but on Tuesday they'll finally make their return. They will host the Western Reserve Blue Devils at 7:00 p.m.
Mineral Ridge is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Lakeview just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Monday. They lost 3-0 to the Bulldogs. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Rams have suffered since September 14th.
While Mineral Ridge was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Lakeview's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-18, 25-21.
Meanwhile, everything went Western Reserve's way against McKinley on Thursday as Western Reserve made off with a 3-0 victory.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Western Reserve was: they took every set by at least 17 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-8, 25-6, 25-8.
Western Reserve was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last nine games.
Mineral Ridge's loss dropped their record down to 11-8. As for Western Reserve, their win bumped their record up to 8-11.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's matchup: Mineral Ridge has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.5 aces per game. However, it's not like Western Reserve struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Mineral Ridge took their victory against Western Reserve in their previous meeting back in September by a conclusive 3-0. Will Mineral Ridge repeat their success, or does Western Reserve have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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