Volleyball Recap: Georgetown-Ridge Farm Triumphs

By Team Reports Oct 1, 2024, 10:28am

Volleyball Recap: Georgetown-Ridge Farm Buffaloes vs. Salt Fork Storm

Georgetown-Ridge Farm hadn't done well against Salt Fork recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. The Georgetown-Ridge Farm Buffaloes had just enough and edged the Salt Fork Storm out 2-1. The win was nothing new for the Buffaloes as they're now sitting on four straight.

Georgetown-Ridge Farm had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The match finished with set scores of 25-27, 25-14, 25-17.

Georgetown-Ridge Farm was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in four consecutive contests.

Several Storm players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Ava Ringstrom, who had six digs, three kills, and three aces. Ringstrom is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 13 or more in the last seven games she's played dating back to last season. Rain Pitlik was another key player, getting 11 kills, eight digs, two aces, and a block.

Georgetown-Ridge Farm is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-7 record this season. As for Salt Fork, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-3.

Georgetown-Ridge Farm will challenge Watseka at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Watseka will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something Georgetown-Ridge Farm surely won't give up without a fight. As for Salt Fork, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 2-0 win vs. Red Hill on the 28th.

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