The Old Rochester Regional Bulldogs will venture away from home to challenge the Dartmouth Indians at 5:15 p.m. on Friday. Old Rochester Regional will be looking to extend their current seven-game winning streak.
Last Wednesday, Old Rochester Regional had just enough and edged Dennis-Yarmouth Regional out 3-2.
Old Rochester Regional was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (104-102), but they still managed to win. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-20, 16-25, 19-25, 17-15.
Kaitlyn Rodrigues was the offensive standout of the matchup as she had 16 digs and four aces. That's the most aces she has posted since back in September.
Old Rochester Regional was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in 13 consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Dartmouth unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Wednesday. They came up short against Duxbury, falling 3-0.
The final score came out to 25-21, 25-12, 25-11.
Old Rochester Regional pushed their record up to 13-2 with the win, which was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Dartmouth, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-6.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's match: Old Rochester Regional has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 14.3 aces per game. However, it's not like Dartmouth struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Old Rochester Regional was able to grind out a solid victory over Dartmouth in their previous meeting back in September, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Old Rochester Regional 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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