Volleyball Recap: Raymond Central Mustangs vs. Yutan Chieftains
Raymond Central came tearing into Saturday's contest with four straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They had just enough and edged the Yutan Chieftains out 3-2. For the Mustangs, this counts as revenge for the 2-0 loss the Chieftains walked away with the last time they faced one another back in September.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (103-95) Raymond Central actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The final score came out to 12-25, 17-25, 25-18, 26-24, 15-11.
Raymond Central found their leader in underclassman Julia Shultz, who had 19 digs and three aces. The dominant performance gave Shultz a new career-high in aces.
Raymond Central has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 15-11 record this season. As for Yutan, they moved to 24-1 with that defeat, which also ended their 24-game winning streak.
Raymond Central is on the road again on Tuesday to play Aquinas at 6:30 p.m. Raymond Central is facing Aquinas at the right time seeing as Aquinas is stuck on a six-game losing streak. As for Yutan, they will challenge Palmyra on Tuesday. Yutan will be looking to keep their 20-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
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