Volleyball Preview: Meridian Warriors vs. Ridgevue Warhawks
The Meridian Warriors will face off against the Ridgevue Warhawks at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Meridian lost 3-0 to Timberline on Tuesday. The Warriors haven't had much luck with the Wolves recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Meridian was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-16, 25-20.
Meanwhile, Ridgevue was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They fell just short of Capital by a score of 3-2. While the Warhawks didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Golden Eagles 25-19 in the first set.
Ridgevue started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 21-25, 25-16, 25-22, 15-9.
Despite the defeat, Ridgevue got top-tier performance from Emma Bratvold, who had four digs and four aces. That's the most aces Bratvold has posted since back in September.
Even though they lost, Ridgevue was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Capital only served seven.
Meridian's loss dropped their record down to 6-12. As for Ridgevue, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-12.
Everything went Meridian's way against Ridgevue in their previous meeting back in September of 2019, as Meridian made off with a 3-0 win. Will Meridian repeat their success, or does Ridgevue have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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