Rushford-Peterson is 0-10 against Chatfield since October of 2019 but things could change on Tuesday. The Rushford-Peterson Trojans will look to defend their home court against the Chatfield Gophers at 7:15 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Rushford-Peterson earned a 3-1 victory over La Crescent. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Trojans.
Rushford-Peterson had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 11-25, 25-20, 25-21, 25-13.
Avree Connaughty was the offensive standout of the game as she had eight digs and three aces. That's the most aces she has posted in her last nine contests.
Rushford-Peterson was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in five consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Chatfield had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Eagles with a sharp 3-0 win.
The final score came out to 25-14, 25-17, 25-4.
Chatfield can attribute much of their success to Hannah Tweten, who had ten digs.
Rushford-Peterson's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-6. As for Chatfield, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-3 record this season.
Rushford-Peterson came up short against Chatfield when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 2-0. Will Rushford-Peterson have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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