Raymond Central came tearing into Saturday's contest with four straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They had just enough and edged the Yutan Chieftains out 3-2. For the Mustangs, this counts as revenge for the 2-0 loss the Chieftains walked away with the last time they faced one another back in September.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (103-95) Raymond Central actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The final score came out to 12-25, 17-25, 25-18, 26-24, 15-11.
Raymond Central found their leader in underclassman Julia Shultz, who had 19 digs and three aces. The dominant performance gave Shultz a new career-high in aces.
Raymond Central has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 15-11 record this season. As for Yutan, they moved to 24-1 with that defeat, which also ended their 24-game winning streak.
Raymond Central is on the road again on Tuesday to play Aquinas at 6:30 p.m. Raymond Central is facing Aquinas at the right time seeing as Aquinas is stuck on a six-game losing streak. As for Yutan, they will challenge Palmyra on Tuesday. Yutan will be looking to keep their 20-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
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