East Rutherford is 2-8 against R-S Central since September of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The East Rutherford Cavaliers will challenge the R-S Central Hilltoppers at 5:30 p.m. East Rutherford will be strutting in after a victory while R-S Central will be coming in after a loss.
Having struggled with three defeats in a row, East Rutherford finally turned things around against Chase back in September. They came out on top against the Trojans by a score of 3-1.
East Rutherford walked away with the win (and looked especially good in the second set). The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 25-13, 17-25, 25-17.
East Rutherford was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last eight games.
Meanwhile, R-S Central didn't have quite enough to beat Patton on Monday and fell 3-2.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, R-S Central sadly wound up on the wrong side. The final score came out to 25-17, 24-26, 25-22, 23-25, 15-11.
The victory got East Rutherford back to even at 9-9. As for R-S Central, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-11 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's matchup: East Rutherford has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 11 aces per game. However, it's not like R-S Central struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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