Richmond Hill has been on the road for two straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will host the North Cobb Warriors at 5:30 p.m. North Cobb took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Richmond Hill, who comes in off a win.
Last Saturday, Richmond Hill was able to grind out a solid victory over Lowndes, taking the game 2-0.
The 2-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Richmond Hill was: they took both sets by at least 13 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-7.
Richmond Hill can attribute much of their success to Samantha Johnson, who had ten digs and five aces. Those five aces gave Johnson a new career-high.
She wasn't the only good server: Richmond Hill was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in eight consecutive games.
Meanwhile, North Cobb didn't have quite enough to beat Cherokee on Thursday and fell 3-2. North Cobb has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
North Cobb actually scored more points across those five sets (102-100), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 16-25, 18-25, 26-24, 15-10.
Richmond Hill is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 25-11 record this season. As for North Cobb, their loss dropped their record down to 30-15.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's matchup: Richmond Hill has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.2 aces per game. However, it's not like North Cobb struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.1. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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