Rio Vista has gone 9-1 against Italy recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. After both having extra time off, both will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 4:30 p.m. Rio Vista is coming into the contest hot, having won their last seven games.
Last Friday, Rio Vista was able to grind out a solid win over Itasca, taking the game 3-1.
Rio Vista was especially dominant in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 23-25, 25-12, 25-20.
Meanwhile, everything went Italy's way against Milford two weeks ago as Italy made off with a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Gladiators.
While Italy won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the first set they played. The final score came out to 25-22, 25-16, 25-20.
Rio Vista has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-12 record this season. As for Italy, their win bumped their record up to 14-9.
Everything went Rio Vista's way against Italy in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as Rio Vista made off with a 3-0 victory. Will Rio Vista repeat their success, or does Italy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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