Volleyball Preview: Crismon Rattlers vs. ALA - Gilbert North Eagles
The Crismon Rattlers will head out on the road to take on the ALA - Gilbert North Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Crismon is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
Last Wednesday, Crismon didn't have quite enough to beat Poston Butte and fell 3-2. While the Rattlers didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Broncos 27-25 in the first set.
Crismon started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 25-27, 19-25, 25-18, 25-21, 16-14.
The losing side was boosted by Ryann Atkin, who had 19 digs and two aces. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Even though they lost, Crismon was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces in four consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, ALA - Gilbert North came tearing into Monday's matchup with six straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Broncos 3-0.
Crismon's defeat dropped their record down to 18-14. As for ALA - Gilbert North, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 23-10 record this season.
Crismon suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to ALA - Gilbert North in their previous matchup back in September. Can Crismon avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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