Volleyball Game Preview: Lower Merion Aces vs. Radnor Raptors

By Team Reports Sep 30, 2024, 12:36am

Volleyball Preview: Lower Merion Aces vs. Radnor Raptors

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Lower Merion has gone 9-1 against Radnor recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The Lower Merion Aces will welcome the Radnor Raptors at 5:00 p.m.

Lower Merion is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Boyertown just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Saturday. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bears.

Lower Merion started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-18, 25-17, 25-18.

Despite the defeat, Lower Merion saw an underclassman step up: Keira Li had nine digs and three aces. That's the most aces Li has posted since back in August.

Meanwhile, Radnor had to endure a four-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They put the hurt on Marple Newtown with a sharp 3-0 victory on Wednesday.

While Radnor won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. The final score came out to 25-14, 25-19, 27-25.

Lower Merion's loss dropped their record down to 5-10-1. As for Radnor, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-4.

Everything went Lower Merion's way against Radnor in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as Lower Merion made off with a 3-0 victory. Does Lower Merion have another victory up their sleeve, or will Radnor turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.

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