Volleyball Preview: Soroco Rams vs. Meeker Cowboys
Soroco is 1-9 against Meeker since October of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Soroco Rams will head out to face off against the Meeker Cowboys at 1:00 p.m. Soroco will be strutting in after a win while Meeker will be coming in after a defeat.
Having struggled with 22 losses in a row dating back to last season, Soroco finally turned things around against Manitou Springs on Saturday. They came out on top against the Mustangs by a score of 2-0.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 26-24.
Meanwhile, Meeker didn't have quite enough to beat Vail Christian on Friday and fell 3-2.
Meeker started the match hot and won the firsttwo sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. After all that action, the final score was 23-25, 19-25, 25-19, 25-17, 15-11.
Soroco's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-5. As for Meeker, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-3.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's matchup: Soroco has serving mastered this season, having averaged 8 aces per game. However, it's not like Meeker struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Soroco suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Meeker in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can Soroco avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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