The Rogers Mountaineers will head out on the road to face off against the Bentonville West Wolverines at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Rogers has struggled recently with three losses in a row, while Bentonville West will arrive with four straight wins.
Last Thursday, Rogers came up short against Fayetteville and fell 3-1.
Rogers was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Fayetteville work for it, especially in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 27-25, 25-20, 23-25, 25-16.
Despite the defeat, Rogers had strong showings from Sadie Mcconnell, who had 18 digs, and Mia Hatch, who had seven digs and 13 assists. Mcconnell is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 12 or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Bentonville West got the win against Springdale on Thursday by a conclusive 3-0.
Bentonville West's got stronger as the match went on, holding Springdale to fewer and fewer points set over set. The final score came out to 25-18, 25-13, 25-10.
Bentonville West got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Madeleine Koulavong out in front who had seven aces and four digs. The dominant performance gave Koulavong a new career-high in aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Trinity Collette, who had 13 digs.
Rogers' loss dropped their record down to 6-21. As for Bentonville West, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-9.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's contest: Rogers has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 5.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Bentonville West struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Rogers beat Bentonville West 3-1 in their previous matchup back in September. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Collette, who had 29 digs and two aces. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Rogers still be able to contain Collette? There's only one way to find out.
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