Richmond is 0-5 against Bethel since September of 2018 but things could change on Monday. The Richmond Oilers will face off against the Bethel Jaguars at 7:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Richmond sitting on four straight wins and Bethel on three.
On Friday, Richmond got the win against Leadership Public Schools Richmond by a conclusive 3-0.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Richmond took every set by at least 12 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-9, 25-11.
Meanwhile, everything went Bethel's way against El Cerrito on Wednesday as Bethel made off with a 3-0 victory.
Bethel never let El Cerrito on the board, but things got pretty close in the 0th set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-20, 25-21.
Bethel got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Riah Paopao out in front who had 25 kills and five digs. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: Paopao now had nine or more in the last ten games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Precilla Williams, who had two kills and 31 assists.
Richmond's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-6. As for Bethel, their win bumped their record up to 11-3.
Richmond suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Bethel when the teams last played back in August. Can Richmond avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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