South Rowan has gone 8-2 against East Rowan recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. After both having extra time off, both will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 6:30 p.m. South Rowan will be looking to extend their current seven-game winning streak.
Last Wednesday, South Rowan made easy work of Central Cabarrus and carried off a 3-0 victory.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant South Rowan was: they took every set by at least 12 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-11, 25-9.
Campbell Withers was the offensive standout of the match as she had nine digs.
South Rowan was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 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 7.4.
Meanwhile, everything went East Rowan's way against A.L. Brown on Wednesday as East Rowan made off with a 3-0 win.
A big factor in the win was East Rowan's feisty defense: they held A.L. Brown to fewer and fewer points set over set. The final score came out to 26-24, 25-19, 25-17.
East Rowan relied on the efforts of Brooklyn Buck, who had 13 digs and two aces, and Jordan Dry, who had 15 digs. Dry is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 12 or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season.
South Rowan's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-4. As for East Rowan, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's game: South Rowan has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 7.4 aces per game. However, it's not like East Rowan struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
South Rowan suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to East Rowan when the teams last played back in August. Can South Rowan avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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