Volleyball Preview: Randolph Rockets vs. Tri-County Penguins
The Randolph Rockets are taking a road trip to challenge the Tri-County Penguins at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Randolph is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Montello. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Rockets have posted since October 8th.
The final score came out to 25-18, 26-24, 25-23.
Meanwhile, Tri-County had already won five in a row and they went ahead and made it six on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Rockets as they made off with a 3-0 win.
Tri-County's got stronger as the match went on, holding New Lisbon to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-22, 25-11.
Randolph is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a massive bump to their 16-22 record this season. As for Tri-County, they pushed their record up to 30-5 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's matchup: Randolph has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.8 aces per game. However, it's not like Tri-County struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.1. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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