Richland has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will venture away from home to square off against the Somerset Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, everything went Richland's way against Bishop Carroll as Richland made off with a 3-0 win.
One reason for the win was Richland's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-20, 25-18.
Meanwhile, Somerset entered their tilt with Central Cambria on Thursday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They won by a set and slipped past the Red Devils 3-2.
Somerset had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 24-26, 22-25, 25-23, 26-24, 15-10.
Richland's victory was their 17th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 20-4-2. As for Somerset, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-6-1 record this season.
Richland came out on top in a nail-biter against Somerset in their previous matchup back in August, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Richland 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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