After flying high against Crockett on Tuesday, Richards School for Young Women Leaders came back down to earth. Richards School for Young Women Leaders fell just short of the Anderson Trojans by a score of 3-2 on Friday. Richards School for Young Women Leaders has struggled against Anderson recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Richards School for Young Women Leaders took Anderson into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking four-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 27-29, 25-15, 25-15, 16-25, 15-11.
Olivia Coleman paced Richards School for Young Women Leaders' offense, picking up 15 kills. Coleman really made an impact as she also led the team in assists with 26. She also made an impact serving: she shared the team lead in aces with Sofia Ramirez, each putting up three.
Leading Anderson to victory were Elaine Harrison and Kate Leakey. Harrison had ten digs, six kills, and two aces, while Leakey had 23 kills, ten digs, four aces, and one block. Leakey has been hot for a while, having posted five or more kills the last 21 times she's played. Piper Poage was another key player, getting ten kills and ten digs.
Richards School for Young Women Leaders' defeat dropped their record down to 16-18. As for Anderson, the victory (which was their 12th in a row) raised their record to 22-10.
Richards School for Young Women Leaders wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 3-0 loss against McCallum on the 21st. As for Anderson, they have also already played their next contest, a 3-1 win against Bastrop on the 21st.
