After both having extra time off, the Reed Point/Rapelje Renegades and the Roberts Rockets will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with six losses in a row, Reed Point/Rapelje finally turned things around against Plenty Coups on Friday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Warriors.
Reed Point/Rapelje had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 19-25, 25-9, 25-10, 25-21.
Violet Herzog had a dynamite game for Reed Point/Rapelje, getting nine aces, seven kills, and seven digs. The dominant performance gave Herzog a new career-high in aces. Another player making a difference was Kami Herzog, who had six kills, three aces, and two blocks.
She wasn't the only good server: Reed Point/Rapelje was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Roberts faced Reed Point/Rapelje in a battle between two of the state's top teams on September 5th. Roberts blew past Reed Point/Rapelje 3-0. The victory was nothing new for the Rockets as they're now sitting on six straight dating back to last season.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-21, 25-16.
Reed Point/Rapelje's win ended a seven-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-9. As for Roberts, their victory bumped their record up to 3-0.
Reed Point/Rapelje suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Roberts when the teams last played on September 5th. Will Reed Point/Rapelje have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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