Volleyball Preview: Falls Church Jaguars vs. Edison Eagles
The Falls Church Jaguars are on the road again on Wednesday to play the Edison Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Monday, Falls Church got the win against Lewis by a conclusive 3-0.
Falls Church never let Lewis on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-16, 28-26.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Falls Church to victory, but perhaps none more so than Anna Riedel, who had 16 digs. Riedel is crushing it when it comes to digs: she's had at least ten every time she's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Eliana Tamayo, who had five digs, four aces, and three kills.
She wasn't the only good server: Falls Church was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces in five consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Edison hadn't done well against Justice recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Monday. Edison had just enough and edged Justice out 3-2.
Falls Church pushed their record up to 9-4-1 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Edison, their victory ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 4-4.
Falls Church took their win against Edison in their previous meeting back in September by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Falls Church 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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