Volleyball Preview: Hernando Leopards vs. River Ridge Royal Knights
The Hernando Leopards are on the road again on Friday to play the River Ridge Royal Knights at 5:00 p.m. Hernando will be strutting in after a victory while River Ridge will be coming in after a loss.
On Wednesday, everything went Hernando's way against Nature Coast Tech as Hernando made off with a 3-0 win.
Hernando didn't let Nature Coast Tech take a single set, but it sure wasn't easy: every set was decided by three points or less. After all that action, the final score was 25-22, 25-22, 25-23.
Hernando found their leader in underclassman Carlie Grant, who had 17 digs.
Meanwhile, River Ridge suffered their biggest defeat since October 25, 2023 on Thursday. They came up short against Mitchell, falling 3-0. The game marked the first time this season in which the Royal Knights were not able to get on the board.
The final score came out to 25-20, 25-16, 25-10.
Hernando pushed their record up to 7-2 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for River Ridge, the loss snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 6-5 record.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's contest: Hernando has serving mastered this season, having averaged 13.9 aces per game. However, it's not like River Ridge struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Hernando's way against River Ridge in their previous meeting back in September of 2019 as Hernando made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hernando since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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