Volleyball Recap: Braden River Takes Down River Ridge in a Playoff Battle

With a playoff win on the line, Braden River rose to the challenge on Saturday. They blew past the River Ridge Royal Knights 3-0. Winning may never get old, but the Pirates sure are getting used to it with their fourth in a row.

While Braden River 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 29-27, 25-16, 25-19.

Ella Rodgers

Digs (Career)

10/25/25 vs River Ridge	11
10/22/25 vs Northeast	7
10/16/25 vs Port Charlotte	7
09/06/24 vs Polk Christian Prep	6
10/04/24 vs LaBelle	5

Braden River can attribute much of their success to Ella Rodgers, who had 11 digs. Those 11 digs gave Rodgers a new career-high. Mia Mcguire also deserves some recognition as she had her first block of the season.

Braden River's win bumped their record up to 19-10. As for River Ridge, their loss dropped their record down to 17-9.

Coming up, Braden River will be playing in front of their home fans against Port Charlotte at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. River Ridge does not have any more games scheduled as of now.