The Riverstone International Otters's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Notus Pirates at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Notus took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Riverstone International, who comes in off a win.
Last Thursday, Riverstone International narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Rimrock 3-2.
Riverstone International wouldn't go down easily and took Rimrock into a fifth set where they got it done with a two-point win. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-17, 17-25, 20-25, 17-15.
Riverstone International was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 30 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 22 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Notus lost 3-0 to Wilder on Thursday. The Pirates haven't had much luck with the Wildcats recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Notus was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 27-25, 25-15.
Despite the defeat, Notus saw an underclassman step up: Allie Gehris had five kills, five aces, and five aces. Gehris has been hot recently, having posted two or more aces the last four times she's played.
Riverstone International is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. As for Notus, their loss dropped their record down to 3-7.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's game: Riverstone International has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 18.5 aces per game. However, it's not like Notus struggles in that department as they've been averaging 20.5. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Riverstone International's way against Notus when the teams last played back in August of 2023, as Riverstone International made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Riverstone International since the team 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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