The Denver North Vikings will head out on the road to take on the Rangeview Raiders at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Denver North took a loss when they played away from home last Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. They blew past Hinkley 3-0.
The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-19, 25-5.
Denver North was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last five games.
Meanwhile, Rangeview got the win against Vista PEAK Prep on Thursday by a conclusive 3-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Raiders have posted against the Bison since October 23, 2018.
The match was exciting from start to finish, as two sets needed extra rallies to gain a two-point lead. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 26-24, 26-24.
Rangeview can attribute much of their success to Briana Garcia, who had 16 digs.
Denver North now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Rangeview, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season.
Everything went Denver North's way against Rangeview when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as Denver North made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Denver North 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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