The St. Mary's Springs Ledgers will challenge the Randolph Rockets at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday.
On Thursday, St. Mary's Springs came up short against Mayville and fell 3-1.
St. Mary's Springs started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 25-27, 25-17, 25-15, 25-19.
Meanwhile, Randolph made easy work of Rio on Thursday and carried off a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Rockets.
Randolph walked away with the win (but they looked especially good in the first set). The final score came out to 25-12, 25-16, 25-20.
Randolph was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in five consecutive contests.
St. Mary's Springs has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 13-9 record this season. As for Randolph, their victory bumped their record up to 5-14.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's matchup: St. Mary's Springs has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 8.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Randolph struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
St. Mary's Springs was able to grind out a solid win over Randolph when the teams last played back in October of 2023, winning 3-1. Will St. Mary's Springs repeat their success, or does Randolph have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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