The Ryan Raiders will face off against the Van Alstyne Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Ryan is out to stop a six-game streak of losses at home.
Having struggled with five losses in a row, Ryan finally turned things around against Denton on Friday. They blew past the Broncos 3-0.
Ryan walked away with the victory (and looked especially good in the third set). The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-20, 25-15.
Ryan got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Abigail Vasquez out in front who had 15 digs. The team also got some help courtesy of Preslie Shiflett, who had ten digs.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Friday Van Alstyne sidestepped Panther Creek for a 3-2 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Van Alstyne.
Van Alstyne was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 23-25, 25-22, 17-25, 25-20, 19-17.
Ryan's win bumped their record up to 13-22. As for Van Alstyne, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-16 record this season.
Ryan came up short against Van Alstyne in their previous meeting back in August of 2023, falling 3-1. Will Ryan 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.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps