Research Triangle hasn't had much luck against Falls Lake recently, but that could start to change on Monday. After both having extra time off, both will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with six losses in a row, Research Triangle finally turned things around against Raleigh Charter on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged the Phoenix out 3-2.
Research Triangle was staring down a 2-0 deficit headed into the third set, but they rallied to take the next four for the win. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 11-25, 25-22, 26-24, 15-13.
Research Triangle's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Ella Yamamura, who had eight digs and five aces, and Srishti Tayal, who had four digs and four aces. The dominant performance also gave Yamamura a new career-high in aces.
Research Triangle was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 22 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Falls Lake, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. They put the hurt on East Wake Academy with a sharp 3-0 victory on Tuesday.
Falls Lake was dominant in the third set, but otherwise had just enough against a tough East Wake Academy squad. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 26-24, 25-15.
Kate DeZurik had an outrageously good game as she had 22 digs and five aces.
Research Triangle's record is now 5-10. As for Falls Lake, they pushed their record up to 14-2 with that win, which was their 20th straight at home dating back to last season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's match: Research Triangle has serving mastered this season, having averaged 13.6 aces per game. However, it's not like Falls Lake 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.
Research Triangle suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Falls Lake in their previous meeting on September 3rd. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of DeZurik, who had 16 digs and four aces. Now that Research Triangle knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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