Randolph has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the Abundant Life Challengers at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday.
Randolph is headed into the match having just suffered their biggest defeat since September 12th on Thursday. They lost 3-0 to Horicon.
While Randolph was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Horicon's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-21, 25-23.
Despite the loss, Randolph got top-tier performance from Karly Baird, who had 19 digs.
Even though they lost, Randolph was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 12 consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Abundant Life had already won five in a row and they went ahead and made it six on Saturday. They walked away with a 2-0 victory over the Vanguards.
Abundant Life easily took the first set, but they let things get interesting in the other. The final score came out to 25-9, 25-16.
Randolph's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-18. As for Abundant Life, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 28-5 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's matchup: Randolph has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.6 aces per game. However, it's not like Abundant Life struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Randolph was able to grind out a solid win over Abundant Life in their previous matchup back in October of 2021, winning 2-0. Will Randolph repeat their success, or does Abundant Life have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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