Volleyball Game Preview: Riverside Chargers vs. Newman Grove/St. Edward Panthers

By Team Reports Oct 4, 2024, 3:35am

Volleyball Preview: Riverside Chargers vs. Newman Grove/St. Edward Panthers

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The Riverside Chargers are on the road again on Monday to play the Newman Grove/St. Edward Panthers. Riverside will be strutting in after a victory while Newman Grove/St. Edward will be coming in after a defeat.

On Thursday, Riverside earned a 3-1 win over Osceola.

Riverside had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 25-19, 25-11, 25-21.

Meanwhile, Newman Grove/St. Edward came up short against Riverside on Tuesday and fell 2-0. The Panthers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Newman Grove/St. Edward was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The final score came out to 25-22, 25-8.

Riverside pushed their record up to 11-7 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Newman Grove/St. Edward, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-9.

Riverside was able to grind out a solid win over Newman Grove/St. Edward in their previous meeting on Tuesday, winning 2-0. Will Riverside repeat their success, or does Newman Grove/St. Edward have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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