Rice is 1-9 against Palmer since September of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Rice Bulldogs will look to defend their home court against the Palmer Bulldogs at 5:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Rice is headed into Tuesday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their sixth straight game on Tuesday. They came up short against Scurry-Rosser, falling 3-0.
Rice was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-14, 25-19.
Meanwhile, Palmer came up short against Scurry-Rosser on Friday and fell 3-1.
Palmer started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 18-25, 25-18, 25-19, 25-18.
Even though they lost, Palmer was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're ace total in three consecutive matches.
Rice's loss dropped their record down to 16-12. As for Palmer, their defeat dropped their record down to 21-12.
Rice came up short against Palmer when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 3-1. Thankfully for Rice, Emerson Robinson (who had 22 digs and two aces) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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