On Wednesday Long Reach will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will venture away from home to face off against the Atholton Raiders at 6:00 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
On Monday, everything went Long Reach's way against Wilde Lake as Long Reach made off with a 3-0 victory.
The win didn't come easy: Wilde Lake scored at least 16 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-11, 25-16.
Meanwhile, Atholton entered their tilt with Centennial on Tuesday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Eagles.
Atholton never let Centennial on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-22, 25-20.
Atholton's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Angel Zhou, who had 16 digs and 18 assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Kelsey Mason, who had 19 digs.
Long Reach is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. As for Atholton, they pushed their record up to 9-4 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Long Reach took their victory against Atholton in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Long Reach 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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