South Range is 6-1 against Ursuline since August of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The South Range Raiders will be playing in front of their home fans against the Ursuline Fighting Irish at 7:00 p.m. Ursuline took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on South Range, who comes in off a win.
Last Thursday, everything went South Range's way against Struthers as South Range made off with a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Raiders.
While South Range won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-20, 25-22.
Ali Irons was the offensive standout of the game as she had 11 digs and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: South Range was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last nine matchups.
Meanwhile, Ursuline lost 3-0 to Open Door Christian on Saturday. The Fighting Irish have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Ursuline was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-22, 25-18.
South Range has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-9 record this season. As for Ursuline, their loss dropped their record down to 8-12.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's match: South Range has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 10.5 aces per game. However, it's not like Ursuline struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
South Range beat Ursuline 3-1 when the teams last played on Monday. Will South Range repeat their success, or does Ursuline have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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