After six games on the road, East Rowan is heading back home. After both having extra time off, they and the South Rowan Raiders will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Wednesday, everything went East Rowan's way against A.L. Brown as East Rowan made off with a 3-0 win.
A big factor in the win was East Rowan's feisty defense: they held A.L. Brown to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 25-19, 25-17.
East Rowan can attribute much of their success to Brooklyn Buck, who had 13 digs and two aces, and Jordan Dry, who had 15 digs. Dry is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 12 or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, South Rowan came tearing into Wednesday's matchup with six straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Vikings.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant South Rowan was: they took every set by at least 12 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 25-11, 25-9.
South Rowan can attribute much of their success to Campbell Withers, who had nine digs.
South Rowan was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five games they've averaged 7.4.
East Rowan is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season. As for South Rowan, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-4.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's contest: East Rowan has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 8.3 aces per game. However, it's not like South Rowan struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went East Rowan's way against South Rowan in their previous meeting back in August, as East Rowan made off with a 3-0 win. Does East Rowan have another victory up their sleeve, or will South Rowan turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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