Volleyball Preview: Doral Academy Red Rock Dragons vs. Legacy Longhorns
Doral Academy Red Rock hasn't had much luck against Legacy recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Doral Academy Red Rock Dragons will be staying on the road to face off against the Legacy Longhorns at 8:00 p.m. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Doral Academy Red Rock is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup last Wednesday. They skirted past Spring Valley 3-2.
Doral Academy Red Rock was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 17-25, 11-25, 25-19, 15-12.
Doral Academy Red Rock was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in 11 consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Legacy entered their tilt with Cimarron-Memorial last Wednesday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Spartans 3-2.
Legacy took Cimarron-Memorial into a fifth set where they got it done with a three-point win. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 25-23, 25-22, 14-25, 15-12.
Doral Academy Red Rock has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 15-9 record this season. As for Legacy, they now have a winning record of 18-17.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's game: Doral Academy Red Rock has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 11.5 aces per game. However, it's not like Legacy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Doral Academy Red Rock might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Legacy when the teams last played back in October. Can Doral Academy Red Rock avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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