Swink has enjoyed a six-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will venture away from home to face off against the Rye Thunderbolts at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
On Tuesday, everything went Swink's way against Las Animas as Swink made off with a 3-0 win.
The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-17, 25-9.
Meanwhile, Rye waltzed into their game on Tuesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They put the hurt on the Meloneers with a sharp 3-0 victory.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Rye was: they took every set by at least 11 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-4, 25-10, 25-14.
Rye was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 23 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 11 consecutive contests.
Swink's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-3. As for Rye, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season.
Swink took their victory against Rye in their previous meeting back in September by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Swink since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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