Volleyball Preview: Arlington Red Devils vs. Ridgemont Golden Gophers
The Arlington Red Devils have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Ridgemont Golden Gophers at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Ridgemont is facing Arlington at the wrong time: Arlington suffered their first home loss of the season on Wednesday and they're likely out for redemption. They lost 3-0 to the Rockets. The Red Devils' loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
After all that action, the final score was 25-12, 25-12, 25-10.
Meanwhile, Ridgemont came up short against Elgin on Tuesday, falling 3-0.
The final score came out to 25-18, 25-8, 25-18.
Arlington's defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-3. As for Ridgemont, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-5 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's game: Arlington has serving mastered this season, having averaged 12.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Ridgemont struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Arlington took their win against Ridgemont in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Will Arlington repeat their success, or does Ridgemont have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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