The Dartmouth Indians will take on the Oliver Ames Tigers at 5:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Dartmouth will be looking to keep their nine-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Last Thursday, Dartmouth didn't have quite enough to beat Greater New Bedford RVT and fell 3-2.
Dartmouth took Greater New Bedford RVT into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking three-point loss. The final score came out to 23-25, 25-21, 25-18, 19-25, 15-12.
Dartmouth's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Arden Dennehy, who had 29 digs, and Sophia Rutkowski, who had 14 digs.
Oliver Ames aren't just finding success at home, as their game on Thursday extended their overall winning streak to four. They blew past Foxborough 3-0.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Oliver Ames took every set by at least ten points. After all that action, the final score was 25-15, 25-8, 25-15.
Oliver Ames was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in November of 2023.
Dartmouth now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Oliver Ames, their victory bumped their record up to 4-0.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's match: Dartmouth has serving mastered this season, having averaged 9.6 aces per game. However, it's not like Oliver Ames struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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