The Rensselaer Central Bombers's road trip will continue as they head out to face the West Lafayette Red Devils at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Last Tuesday, Rensselaer Central beat North Newton by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 3-0.
Rensselaer Central's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping North Newton between 15 and 18 points across their sets. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-18, 25-15.
Emily Louck was the offensive standout of the matchup as she had ten digs and five aces. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season.
Rensselaer Central was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 19 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, West Lafayette had already won four in a row and they went ahead and made it five on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the Knights as they made off with a 3-0 win.
West Lafayette walked away with the victory (and looked especially good in the first set). The final score came out to 25-14, 25-16, 25-20.
Among those leading the charge was Courtney Gretencord, who had nine digs.
Rensselaer Central's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-10. As for West Lafayette, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's match: Rensselaer Central has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.9 aces per game. However, it's not like West Lafayette struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.5. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Rensselaer Central suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to West Lafayette in their previous meeting back in October of 2022. Can Rensselaer Central avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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