Volleyball Preview: Scotland Fighting Scots vs. Richmond Raiders
After both having extra time off, the Scotland Fighting Scots and the Richmond Raiders will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 6:15 p.m. on Thursday.
Richmond is facing Scotland at the wrong time: Scotland suffered their first home loss of the season on Thursday and they're likely out for redemption. They fell just short of the Patriots by a score of 3-2. It was the first time this season that the Fighting Scots let down their fans at home.
Scotland wouldn't go down easily and took Pinecrest into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking three-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 16-25, 25-14, 25-7, 23-25, 15-12.
Meanwhile, Richmond can finally bid farewell to their three-game losing streak thanks to their game on Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Lee County , sneaking past 3-2.
Richmond had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 23-25, 21-25, 25-19, 26-24, 15-9.
Richmond was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in three consecutive contests.
Scotland's defeat ended a 14-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 15-5. As for Richmond, their win bumped their record up to 7-12.
Everything went Scotland's way against Richmond in their previous matchup back in September, as Scotland made off with a 3-0 victory. Will Scotland repeat their success, or does Richmond have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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