Volleyball Preview: Cigarroa Toros vs. Rio Grande City Rattlers
Cigarroa and Rio Grande City are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2020, but not for long. After both having extra time off, both will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Cigarroa came up short against Mission on Saturday, falling 3-0.
The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-16, 25-17.
Meanwhile, Rio Grande City hadn't done well against Roma recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Saturday. Rio Grande City sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over Roma.
Rio Grande City had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 21-25, 25-27, 25-19, 25-18, 16-14.
Rio Grande City was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in eight consecutive games.
Cigarroa's loss dropped their record down to 11-10. As for Rio Grande City, they pushed their record up to 13-16 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.
Cigarroa suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Rio Grande City in their previous meeting back in September. Will Cigarroa have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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