Fall River has gone 10-0 against Redding Christian recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Fall River Bulldogs will challenge the Redding Christian Lions at 11:00 a.m. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Fall River sitting on four straight victories and Redding Christian on eight.
Fall River is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over Etna.
While Fall River might've won, it sure wasn't easy: Etna scored at least 20 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-22, 24-26, 25-20.
Olivia Peterson was a one-man wrecking crew for Fall River as she had 32 digs. Peterson is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last seven games she's played.
Meanwhile, Redding Christian had just enough and edged Tulelake out 3-2 on Tuesday.
Redding Christian had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 21-25, 21-25, 25-23, 25-20, 15-10.
Redding Christian is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-15-1 record this season. As for Fall River, their victory bumped their record up to 27-4.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's matchup: Fall River has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.8 aces per game. However, it's not like Redding Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Fall River beat Redding Christian 2-0 when the teams last played back in September. The rematch might be a little tougher for Fall River 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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