Volleyball Recap: Tough Loss for Ridley

Ridley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They came up short against the Marple Newtown Fightin Tigers, falling 3-0.

Ridley was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Marple Newtown work for it, especially in the second set. The final set scores came out to 25-22, 26-24, 25-15.

Don't pin this loss on Izzy Verlinghieri, who kept things from getting worse by getting 28 assists and nine digs. Naomi Engle was another key player, getting eight kills and six digs.

Ridley has now lost five of their last six games at home. That's taken a bite out of their 3-9 record this season. As for Marple Newtown, the victory snapped their losing streak at four games and leaves them with a 2-5 record.

Ridley and Marple Newtown could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Pennsylvania Rankings. The Raiders (ranked 426th) will meet Lower Merion (ranked 17th) at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Marple Newtown will face off against Valley Forge Military Academy at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday with a big rank disadvantage (#422 vs. #183).