The Rossville Bulldogs will square off against the Royal Valley Panthers at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Rossville was able to grind out a solid victory over Sabetha, taking the game 2-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bulldogs.
Rossville's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Sabetha between 16 and 17 points across their sets. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-17.
Rossville found their leader in underclassman Ady Henry, who had eight digs and three aces. The dominant performance gave Henry a new career-high in aces.
Rossville was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're ace total in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Royal Valley had just enough and edged Silver Lake out 2-1 on Tuesday.
Royal Valley had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The final score came out to 22-25, 25-21, 25-15.
Rossville's win bumped their record up to 13-7. As for Royal Valley, they pushed their record up to 16-4-1 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
Rossville was able to grind out a solid win over Royal Valley when the teams last played back in October of 2023, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Rossville 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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