Volleyball Recap: South Bend Riley Comes Up Short

South Bend Riley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They lost 3-0 to the South Bend Saint Joseph Huskies. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Huskies this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 2-0 back in September.

The final score came out to 25-10, 25-8, 25-21.

Makalah Henderson paced South Bend Riley's offense, picking up four kills. Henderson got some help from Teriana Brown and her 12 assists.

South Bend Saint Joseph was led to victory by Mairin Rumely and Ella Gerard. Rumely had four digs and four aces, while Gerard had four aces and one assist. That's the most aces Gerard has posted over her last six matchups.

South Bend Riley's loss dropped their record down to 7-22. As for South Bend Saint Joseph, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matches. That's provided a massive bump to their 11-14 record this season.

South Bend Riley wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 2-0 defeat against Mishawaka on the 4th. As for South Bend Saint Joseph, they will square off against Culver Academies at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday.