Volleyball Preview: Stony Point Tigers vs. Round Rock Dragons
Stony Point hasn't had much luck against Round Rock recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Stony Point Tigers will look to defend their home court against the Round Rock Dragons at 6:30 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, Stony Point made easy work of McNeil and carried off a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Tigers.
The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-8, 25-17.
Stony Point can attribute much of their success to Camryn Moody, who had ten digs and four aces, and Aubree Bagley, who had five digs and 15 assists. The dominant performance gave Moody a new career-high in aces.
Meanwhile, Round Rock had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They came out on top against the Raiders by a score of 3-1.
Round Rock was especially dominant in the fourth set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-20, 23-25, 25-10.
Round Rock's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Coral Verrico, who had nine digs and 22 assists, and Alexa Ankerstar, who had nine digs, nine aces, five kills, and five kills. Ankerstar is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had five or more in the last six games she's played dating back to last season.
Round Rock was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in seven consecutive matches.
Stony Point is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-20 record this season. As for Round Rock, their win bumped their record up to 24-13.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's game: Stony Point has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 5.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Round Rock struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Stony Point came up short against Round Rock in their previous matchup back in August, falling 2-0. Will Stony Point have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more volleyball content.
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