Volleyball Preview: Lawrence County Red Devils vs. Russellville Golden Tigers
Lawrence County is 10-0 against Russellville since September of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Lawrence County Red Devils will head out on the road to square off against the Russellville Golden Tigers at 4:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Lawrence County has six straight wins, Russellville has six straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Lawrence County is headed into the match having just posted their biggest victory since September 5th on Monday. They put the hurt on Falkville with a sharp 3-0 win.
A big factor in the win was Lawrence County's feisty defense: they held Falkville to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-12, 25-6.
Kathryn Dutton and Alivia Terry were among the main playmakers for Lawrence County as the former had five aces and 14 assists and the latter had three aces and a kill. The dominant performance gave Dutton a new career-high in aces.
Meanwhile, Russellville suffered their biggest defeat since September 5th on Monday. They lost 3-0 to West Point.
While Russellville had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least 11 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 25-20, 25-16.
Lawrence County's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 20-13. As for Russellville, their loss dropped their record down to 12-18.
Everything went Lawrence County's way against Russellville when the teams last played on September 5th as Lawrence County made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lawrence County 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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