Sauk Rapids-Rice is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Willmar is on a five-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Sauk Rapids-Rice Storm will square off against the Willmar Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Willmar took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Sauk Rapids-Rice, who comes in off a win.
Last Saturday, Sauk Rapids-Rice sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over Legacy Christian Academy.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Sauk Rapids-Rice got the one that really mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 21-25, 15-9.
Sauk Rapids-Rice can attribute much of their success to Marissa Bomstad, who had 13 digs.
Meanwhile, Willmar came up short against Minnetonka on Saturday and fell 2-0.
Willmar was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The final score came out to 25-23, 25-21.
Sauk Rapids-Rice's win bumped their record up to 16-6. As for Willmar, their loss dropped their record down to 15-6.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: Sauk Rapids-Rice has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 5.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Willmar struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Sauk Rapids-Rice came up short against Willmar in their previous matchup on Thursday, falling 3-1. Will Sauk Rapids-Rice 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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