Riverside is 0-10 against Nebraska Christian since September of 2018 but things could change on Tuesday. The Riverside Chargers are on the road again to play the Nebraska Christian Eagles at 6:30 p.m.
Riverside is headed into the contest having just suffered their biggest loss since September 12th on Tuesday. They lost 3-0 to Wisner-Pilger.
While Riverside ultimately came up short, they really made Wisner-Pilger work, particularly in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 27-25, 25-22.
Meanwhile, Nebraska Christian made easy work of Newman Grove/St. Edward on Monday and carried off a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Eagles.
Nebraska Christian was especially dominant in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-7, 25-18, 25-17.
Nebraska Christian's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Hananiah Peters, who had four digs and four aces, and Emma Rathjen, who had nine digs. That's the most aces Peters has posted since back in September.
Nebraska Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Riverside's defeat dropped their record down to 18-9. As for Nebraska Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a massive bump to their 20-9 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's match: Riverside has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.8 aces per game. However, it's not like Nebraska Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.1. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Riverside came up short against Nebraska Christian in their previous meeting back in September, falling 2-0. Can Riverside avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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