Volleyball Preview: Scotch Plains-Fanwood Raiders vs. Rahway Indians
The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Raiders will challenge the Rahway Indians at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Scotch Plains-Fanwood is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Colonia just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Friday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Patriots.
Meanwhile, Rahway came up short against Kent Place on Monday and fell 2-0. The Indians have struggled against the Dragons recently, as their game on Monday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Rahway was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-22.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Gloria Garay, who had eight digs and four kills.
Even though they lost, Rahway was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last eight matchups.
Scotch Plains-Fanwood's defeat dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Rahway, their loss dropped their record down to 1-6.
Scotch Plains-Fanwood came out on top in a nail-biter against Rahway in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, sneaking past 2-1. Will Scotch Plains-Fanwood repeat their success, or does Rahway have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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