Richland and Bedford are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2018, but not for long. The Richland Rams will welcome the Bedford Bisons at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Richland will be looking to keep their 13-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Last Thursday, Richland was able to grind out a solid win over Tyrone, taking the game 3-1.
Richland walked away with the victory (but they looked especially good in the third set). The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 21-25, 25-14, 26-24.
Richland's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Casey Yost, who had 16 digs and three aces, and Hailey Buck, who had nine digs. That's the most aces Yost has posted in her last 11 contests.
Meanwhile, Bedford was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They lost 3-0 to Clearfield.
While Bedford was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Clearfield's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-13, 25-21.
Richland is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4-2 record this season. As for Bedford, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-13-1.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's matchup: Richland has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 6.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Bedford struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Richland's way against Bedford in their previous meeting back in August, as Richland made off with a 3-0 win. Does Richland have another victory up their sleeve, or will Bedford turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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