Volleyball Preview: Riverton Silverwolves vs. Mountain Ridge Sentinels
The Riverton Silverwolves are taking a road trip to challenge the Mountain Ridge Sentinels at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Riverton is coming into the matchup on a three-game losing streak.
Riverton came up short against Bingham on Thursday, falling 3-0.
The final score came out to 25-15, 25-8, 25-12.
Meanwhile, Mountain Ridge made easy work of Copper Hills on Thursday and carried off a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Sentinels.
Mountain Ridge's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Copper Hills between 16 and 18 points across their sets. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-18, 25-17.
Mountain Ridge couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 40.7% of their attack attempts. The last time their hitting percentage was this high was back in August.
Riverton's defeat dropped their record down to 11-8. As for Mountain Ridge, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-4 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's match: Riverton has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 9.7 aces per game. However, it's not like Mountain Ridge struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Riverton might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Mountain Ridge when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Riverton avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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