Volleyball Preview: South Ripley Raiders vs. Southwestern Rebels
On Saturday South Ripley will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They and the Southwestern Rebels are set to duel. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Friday, everything went South Ripley's way against Henryville as South Ripley made off with a 3-0 win.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-6, 25-11, 25-20.
South Ripley was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in six consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, with a playoff game on the line, Southwestern rose to the challenge on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Eagles. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Rebels.
Southwestern never let Austin on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-16, 25-22.
South Ripley is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-13 record this season. As for Southwestern, their victory bumped their record up to 20-11.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's match: South Ripley has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9.3 aces per game. However, it's not like Southwestern struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
South Ripley took their win against Southwestern in their previous meeting on October 3rd by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for South Ripley since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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