The Randolph Rockets will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against the Ashwaubenon Jaguars at 10:00 a.m.
Randolph is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Deerfield just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Demons by a score of 2-1. While the Rockets didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Demons 25-18 in the first set.
Randolph started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. The match finished with set scores of 18-25, 25-21, 15-12.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Tuesday Ashwaubenon sidestepped Pulaski for a 3-2 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Jaguars.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Ashwaubenon got the one that really mattered. The final score came out to 25-22, 26-28, 25-21, 15-25, 15-7.
Ashwaubenon was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 13 aces in four consecutive games.
Randolph's loss dropped their record down to 12-21. As for Ashwaubenon, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 8-18 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's matchup: Randolph has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.9 aces per game. However, it's not like Ashwaubenon struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Randolph beat Ashwaubenon 2-0 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Randolph 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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