The Lowellville Rockets will square off against the Memorial Red Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Lowellville has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with three straight losses, while Memorial will come in with six straight victories.
Lowellville came up short against Springfield on Thursday, falling 3-0.
Lowellville was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-23, 25-18.
The losing side was boosted by Hadassah Rivera, who had 23 digs and two aces. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 12 or more in the last 17 games she's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Memorial earned a 3-1 win over Western Reserve on Thursday.
The final score came out to 25-22, 24-26, 25-17, 25-21.
Memorial was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in nine consecutive matches.
Lowellville's defeat dropped their record down to 3-10. As for Memorial, they pushed their record up to 9-7 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's matchup: Lowellville has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 6.9 aces per game. However, it's not like Memorial struggles in that department as they've been averaging 11. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Lowellville suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Memorial when the teams last played on September 3rd. Can Lowellville avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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