Rocky River has been on the road for two straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will host the Westlake Demons at 6:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Rocky River is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Brecksville-Broadview Heights just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Saturday. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bees. The Pirates haven't had much luck with the Bees recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
While Rocky River ultimately came up short, they didn't go down without a fight: they scored at least 17 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-18, 21-25, 25-21.
Despite the defeat, Rocky River got top-tier performance from Lilly Cupp, who had 29 digs. Cupp is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Hannah Drost, who had seven digs and three aces.
Meanwhile, Westlake unfortunately witnessed the end of their six-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell 3-1 to Bay.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 11-25, 25-21, 25-22.
Westlake might have lost, but man, Chloe Vig was a machine: she had 22 digs and two aces. With that strong performance, Vig is now averaging an impressive 10.2 digs per game.
Even though they lost, Westlake was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in five consecutive matches.
Rocky River's loss dropped their record down to 8-3. As for Westlake, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-5.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's game: Rocky River has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 9.6 aces per game. However, it's not like Westlake struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Rocky River was able to grind out a solid win over Westlake in their previous matchup on September 5th, winning 3-1. Will Rocky River repeat their success, or does Westlake have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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