After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Vance Charter, Research Triangle was happy to have turned things around on Tuesday. They won by a set and slipped past the Raleigh Charter Phoenix 3-2. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Raptors as it put an end to their six-game losing streak.
Research Triangle was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (109-98), but they still managed to win. After all that action, the final score was 21-25, 11-25, 25-22, 26-24, 15-13.
Leading Research Triangle to victory were Ella Yamamura and Srishti Tayal. Yamamura had eight digs and five aces, while Tayal had four digs and four aces. The dominant performance gave Yamamura a new career-high in aces.
Research Triangle was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 22 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in four consecutive matches.
Research Triangle's victory bumped their record up to 5-10. As for Raleigh Charter, they are on an eight-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-9.
After both having extra time off, Research Triangle and Falls Lake will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Falls Lake is coming into the matchup with six straight wins at home, so Research Triangle will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. As for Raleigh Charter, they will welcome Wake Prep Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
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