Raytown hasn't had much luck against Truman recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Raytown Bluejays will square off against the Truman Patriots at 5:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Raytown is headed into Thursday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Tuesday. They lost 3-0 to Platte County.
The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-10, 25-16.
Meanwhile, Truman and Belton met for a duel on Tuesday where Truman couldn't get it done. Truman took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Belton. The Patriots' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 18-25, 25-20, 25-16.
Even though they lost, Truman 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 five aces in ten consecutive contests.
Raytown's loss dropped their record down to 11-13. As for Truman, they dropped their record down to 22-4-1 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road.
Raytown might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Truman when the teams last played back in September. Can Raytown avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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