Rocky River is 8-0 against North Olmsted since September of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Rocky River Pirates will head out to challenge the North Olmsted Eagles at 6:30 p.m.
Last Thursday, Rocky River came up short against Bay and fell 3-1. The Pirates have struggled against the Rockets recently, as their game on Thursday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-22, 17-25, 25-20.
Despite the defeat, Rocky River had strong showings from Lilly Cupp, who had seven digs and three aces, and Julia Leslie, who had four digs and three aces.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for North Olmsted, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. They put the hurt on Midview with a sharp 3-0 win on Saturday. The victory was some much needed relief for the Eagles as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
After all that action, the final score was 25-18, 25-10, 25-21.
North Olmsted was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 21 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since two weeks ago.
Rocky River's loss dropped their record down to 4-2. As for North Olmsted, their win bumped their record up to 8-5.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's contest: Rocky River has serving mastered this season, having averaged 9.2 aces per game. However, it's not like North Olmsted struggles in that department as they've been averaging 12.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Rocky River came out on top in a nail-biter against North Olmsted when the teams last played back in September of 2023, sneaking past 3-2. Does Rocky River have another victory up their sleeve, or will North Olmsted turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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