Volleyball Preview: Long Reach Lightning vs. Oakland Mills Scorpions
The Long Reach Lightning are taking a road trip to take on the Oakland Mills Scorpions at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Long Reach has three straight victories, Oakland Mills has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Long Reach will bounce into Friday's match after beating Marriotts Ridge, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Long Reach put the hurt on Marriotts Ridge with a sharp 3-0 win on Tuesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Lightning have posted against the since September 23, 2014.
Long Reach was especially dominant in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-9, 25-17.
Meanwhile, Oakland Mills lost 3-0 to Atholton last Tuesday.
The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-12, 25-10.
Long Reach's win bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Oakland Mills, their loss dropped their record down to 0-6.
Everything went Long Reach's way against Oakland Mills in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as Long Reach made off with a 3-0 victory. Will Long Reach repeat their success, or does Oakland Mills have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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