Volleyball Preview: Rocky Ford Meloneers vs. Center Vikings
Rocky Ford has gone 3-0 against Center recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Rocky Ford Meloneers will head out to square off against the Center Vikings at 1:00 p.m. Rocky Ford is no doubt hoping to put an end to a nine-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Last Tuesday, Rocky Ford didn't have quite enough to beat Thomas MacLaren School and fell 3-2.
Rocky Ford started the match hot and won the firsttwo sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. After all that action, the final score was 25-27, 22-25, 25-11, 27-25, 15-13.
Despite their loss, Rocky Ford saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Tulsa Bruna, who had six aces, was perhaps the best of all. The dominant performance gave Bruna a new career-high in aces.
Even though they lost, Rocky Ford was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 24 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Center came up short against Buena Vista on Thursday and fell 3-1.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-9, 25-14, 20-25, 25-7.
Rocky Ford's record now sits at 1-6. As for Center, their record now sits at 4-3.
Rocky Ford took their victory against Center in their previous matchup back in October of 2019 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Rocky Ford 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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