Volleyball Preview: Rawlins Outlaws vs. Douglas Bearcats
Rawlins has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. After both having extra time off, they and the Douglas Bearcats will shake off the cobwebs and take on one another at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
Last Friday, Rawlins came up short against Buffalo and fell 3-1. The Outlaws have struggled against the Bison recently, as their game on Friday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Rawlins was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Buffalo work for it, especially in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 19-25, 26-24, 25-20.
Meanwhile, Douglas entered their tilt with Burns on Saturday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. Everything went their way against the Broncs as they made off with a 3-0 victory.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Douglas was: they took every set by at least 13 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-10, 25-11, 25-12.
Rawlins' defeat dropped their record down to 4-13-1. As for Douglas, they are on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 18 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 25-4 record this season.
Rawlins came up short against Douglas in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 3-1. Can Rawlins avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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