Volleyball Preview: Yuma Outlaws vs. Wray Eagles
Yuma is 10-0 against Wray since September of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Yuma Outlaws will welcome the Wray Eagles at 4:00 p.m. Wray took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Yuma, who comes in off a win.
Yuma took a loss when they played away from home last Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They won by a set and slipped past Holyoke 3-2.
Yuma had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 17-25, 21-25, 25-20, 25-16, 15-8.
Yuma was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Wray lost 3-0 to Akron on Tuesday.
While Wray ultimately came up short, they really made Akron work, particularly in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 28-26, 25-16.
Yuma's victory bumped their record up to 8-12. As for Wray, their defeat was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 8-12.
Yuma was able to grind out a solid win over Wray in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, winning 3-1. Does Yuma have another victory up their sleeve, or will Wray turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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