Pierre T.F. Riggs is on a five-game streak of home losses, and Aberdeen Central a five-game streak of away losses. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Saturday. The Pierre T.F. Riggs Governors will host the Aberdeen Central Golden Eagles at 1:00 p.m.
Pierre T.F. Riggs lost 3-0 to O'Gorman on Friday.
The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-10, 25-9.
Meanwhile, Aberdeen Central faced Mitchell in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. The Golden Eagles blew past the Kernels 3-0. The Golden Eagles haven't had any issues with the Kernels recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive win against them.
While Aberdeen Central won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the first set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-24, 25-15, 25-21.
Pierre T.F. Riggs better focus on containing Taylin Kleffman and Kalli Huff as the pair were huge in Aberdeen Central's win. Kleffman had six digs and three aces, while Huff had ten digs. That's the most digs Huff has posted over her last seven contests. Lauryn Burckhard also deserves some recognition as she had her first block of the season.
Aberdeen Central was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 12 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Mitchell only served seven.
Aberdeen Central's victory bumped their record up to 14-9. As for Pierre T.F. Riggs, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-14.
Pierre T.F. Riggs might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Aberdeen Central in their previous matchup back in October of 2024. Will the Governors have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other volleyball content.