Volleyball Preview: Saginaw Rough Riders vs. Granbury Pirates
After both having extra time off, the Saginaw Rough Riders and the Granbury Pirates will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Saginaw is no doubt hoping to put an end to an eight-game streak of away losses.
Saginaw came up short against Aledo on Tuesday, falling 3-0.
The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-9, 25-9.
Saginaw's defeat came about despite a quality game from Daniella Banda, who had 19 digs. Banda is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 17 or more in the last 13 games she's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Granbury made easy work of Fossil Ridge on Tuesday and carried off a 3-0 victory.
Granbury got the W, but it wasn't easy, at least in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 25-15, 30-28.
Granbury can attribute much of their success to Lilyan Mccall, who had 19 digs.
Saginaw's loss dropped their record down to 10-27. As for Granbury, their win bumped their record up to 23-19.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's match: Saginaw has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 4.3 aces per game. However, it's not like Granbury struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Saginaw suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Granbury in their previous meeting back in September. Can Saginaw avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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