The Randleman Tigers will head out to square off against the Wheatmore Warriors at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
On Monday, it was close, but Randleman sidestepped Northern Guilford for a 3-2 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Tigers.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Randleman who won the one that mattered. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 27-25, 22-25, 25-22, 21-25, 15-11.
Meanwhile, Wheatmore came into Monday's contest having lost five straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They won by a set and slipped past East Davidson 3-2.
Wheatmore took East Davidson into a fifth set where they got it done with a two-point win. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-23, 21-25, 22-25, 16-14.
Wheatmore was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 22 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in August.
Randleman's win bumped their record up to 13-2. As for Wheatmore, their victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 4-10.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's match: Randleman has serving mastered this season, having averaged 8.1 aces per game. However, it's not like Wheatmore struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Randleman took their win against Wheatmore in their previous meeting back in August by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Randleman since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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