Volleyball Preview: Corner Canyon Chargers vs. Riverton Silverwolves
Corner Canyon has been on the road for three straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the Riverton Silverwolves at 6:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Corner Canyon is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Utah's top teams: Mountain Ridge, who was ranked fourth in their home state at the time (Corner Canyon was ranked sixth). Corner Canyon fell 3-1 to Mountain Ridge on Tuesday. The Chargers' loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Corner Canyon started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-21, 25-16, 25-14.
Meanwhile, Riverton was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They came up short against Herriman, falling 3-0.
The final score came out to 25-15, 25-15, 25-16.
Despite the loss, Riverton saw an underclassman step up: Annie Runolfson had three digs and 12 assists. Runolfson is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 12 or more in the last three games she's played.
Corner Canyon's defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 17-7. As for Riverton, their loss dropped their record down to 11-11.
Corner Canyon took their win against Riverton when the teams last played back in September by a conclusive 3-0. Does Corner Canyon have another victory up their sleeve, or will Riverton turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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