Volleyball Preview: Round Rock Westwood Warriors vs. Stony Point Tigers
Round Rock Westwood has been away from home for two games now, but on Tuesday they'll finally make their return. They will host the Stony Point Tigers at 6:30 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
On Friday, Round Rock Westwood came up short against Cedar Ridge and fell 3-1.
While Round Rock Westwood ultimatly came up short, they didn't go down without a fight: they scored at least 21 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 28-26, 25-21, 19-25, 25-22.
Defeat or not, Round Rock Westwood got some senior leadership from Sahasra Mandalapu and Tate Mccarthy. Mandalapu had 19 digs and two aces, while Mccarthy had 17 digs.
Even though they lost, Round Rock Westwood was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 6.2.
Meanwhile, Stony Point didn't have quite enough to beat Vista Ridge on Friday and fell 3-2. The Tigers have struggled against the Rangers recently, as their game on Friday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Stony Point took Vista Ridge into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking five-point loss. The final score came out to 20-25, 30-28, 25-13, 23-25, 15-10.
Round Rock Westwood has traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last eight games, which is still a better percentage than their 8-29 record this season. As for Stony Point, their loss dropped their record down to 14-20.
Round Rock Westwood beat Stony Point 2-0 when the teams last played back in August. Will Round Rock Westwood repeat their success, or does Stony Point have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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