Volleyball Preview: Ruskin Golden Eagles vs. Truman Patriots
Ruskin hasn't had much luck against Truman recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Ruskin Golden Eagles will venture away from home to challenge the Truman Patriots at 5:30 p.m.
Ruskin is headed into Thursday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Tuesday. They fell 3-1 to Chrisman.
Ruskin 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, 25-22, 25-17, 25-19.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Truman, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. They won by a set and slipped past Platte County 3-2.
Truman wouldn't go down easily and took Platte County into a fifth set where they got it done with a 11-point win. The final score came out to 23-25, 25-18, 13-25, 25-21, 15-4.
Truman was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in seven consecutive matches.
Ruskin's defeat dropped their record down to 7-14. As for Truman, their victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-3-1.
Ruskin suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Truman in their previous matchup back in September. Can Ruskin avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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