Volleyball Preview: Appomattox County Raiders vs. James River Knights
The Appomattox County Raiders have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the James River Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Appomattox County is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. Everything went their way against Glenvar as Appomattox County made off with a 3-0 win.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Appomattox County was: they took every set by at least 13 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-6, 25-12, 25-12.
Emily Dudley was the offensive standout of the matchup as she had 12 digs and two aces. She is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last three games she's played.
Appomattox County couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 45.8% of their attack attempts. That's the best hitting percentage they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, James River got the win against Dan River on Tuesday by a conclusive 3-0.
While James River won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The final score came out to 25-15, 28-26, 25-10.
Appomattox County has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season. As for James River, they pushed their record up to 19-8 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home.
Everything went Appomattox County's way against James River when the teams last played back in November of 2023, as Appomattox County made off with a 3-0 win. Will Appomattox County repeat their success, or does James River have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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