Volleyball Preview: Ridge View Blazers vs. Spring Valley Vikings
The Ridge View Blazers will take on the Spring Valley Vikings at 6:45 p.m. on Thursday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Last Tuesday, Ridge View came up short against Blythewood and fell 3-1.
The defeat didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Blythewood scored at least 17 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-17, 20-25, 25-18.
Meanwhile, Spring Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Blythewood.
Spring Valley was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Blythewood work for it, especially in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 28-26, 25-22, 23-25, 25-20.
Spring Valley's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Isabella Talde, who had eight digs and three aces, and Kennedy Newton, who had eight digs and four aces. That's the most aces Newton has posted since back in August. The team also got some help courtesy of Tamia Wilson, who had 20 digs.
Even though they lost, Spring Valley was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in six consecutive contests.
Ridge View's loss was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-9. As for Spring Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-14.
Ridge View might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Spring Valley when the teams last played back in September. Will Ridge View have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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