Volleyball Preview: Blue Ridge Raiders vs. Montrose Meteors
Blue Ridge has gone 10-0 against Montrose recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. After both having extra time off, both will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 6:00 p.m. Blue Ridge is coming into the game hot, having won their last four games.
Last Friday, Blue Ridge got the win against Forest City by a conclusive 3-0.
While Blue Ridge might've won, it sure wasn't easy: Forest City scored at least 16 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-4, 25-16, 25-10.
Blue Ridge was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 24 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, Montrose came up short against Dunmore on Thursday and fell 3-1. The Meteors have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Montrose started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 22-25, 25-19, 27-25, 25-21.
Blue Ridge is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. As for Montrose, they now have a losing record at 8-9.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's contest: Blue Ridge has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 12.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Montrose struggles in that department as they've been averaging 12.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Blue Ridge beat Montrose 3-1 when the teams last played on October 2nd. Will Blue Ridge repeat their success, or does Montrose have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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