On Thursday Rosewood will have to hit the road after five straight games at home. They will venture away from home to challenge the Union Spartans at 6:00 p.m. Union took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Rosewood, who comes in off a win.
Last Tuesday, Rosewood got the win against Hobbton by a conclusive 3-0.
The 3-0 doesn't show just how dominant Rosewood was: they took every set by at least ten points. After all that action, the final score was 25-5, 25-15, 25-7.
Rosewood found their leader in underclassman Bella Mazura, who had six aces and four digs. Mazura is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had four or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season.
Rosewood was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 21 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 20.2.
Meanwhile, Union was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their 12th straight loss. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 3-0 to James Kenan, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-23, 25-13.
The losing side was boosted by Morgan Smith, who had six aces. The dominant performance gave her a new career- in aces.
Rosewood has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-2 record this season. As for Union, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-10.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: Rosewood has serving mastered this season, having averaged 17.6 aces per game. However, it's not like Union struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Rosewood beat Union 3-1 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Rosewood since the team 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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