Royal Oak is on a five-game streak of home losses dating back to last season, Berkley a three-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change on Tuesday. The Royal Oak Ravens will face off against the Berkley Bears at 6:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Royal Oak is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering North Farmington just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They came up short against the Raiders, falling 3-0. The loss was the Ravens' first of the season.
The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-15, 25-17.
Meanwhile, Berkley came up short against Groves on Thursday and fell 3-1.
While Berkley ultimately came up short, they didn't go down without a fight: they scored at least 18 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 23-25, 25-18, 25-20.
Despite the defeat, Berkley saw an underclassman step up: Jaden Reithel had seven digs and two aces.
Even though they lost, Berkley was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 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 9.2.
Having lost for the first time this season, Royal Oak fell to 3-1. As for Berkley, they now have a losing record at 14-15-1.
Royal Oak came up short against Berkley in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, falling 3-1. Will Royal Oak have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other volleyball content.
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