Volleyball Recap: River View Beats Tri-Valley for Their Fourth Straight Win

River View waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with three straight wins... but they left with four. Everything went their way against the Tri-Valley Scotties as they made off with a 3-0 win. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 3-1 back in August.

River View walked away with the victory (and looked especially good in the second set). The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-12, 25-21.

Kelsie Smith

Assists

09/25/25 @ Tri-Valley	37
09/23/25 vs John Glenn	34
09/20/25 vs Morgan	39
09/18/25 vs Crooksville	36
09/16/25 @ Meadowbrook	41
+ 38 more games

River View was led to victory by Lindyn Fry and Kelsie Smith. Fry had 21 digs and three assists, while Smith hit 100% for five kills and 17 digs and three aces. Smith is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 16 or more in each of the last 43 games she's played dating back to last season.

When it comes to explaining why Tri-Valley lost, don't look at Gracie Olinger. Despite the final result, she had 12 digs and two assists.

River View's win bumped their record up to 14-3. As for Tri-Valley, their loss was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 10-5.

River View and Tri-Valley should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Ohio Rankings. The Black Bears (ranked 94th) will meet Heath (ranked 300th) at 11:30 a.m. on October 4. Meanwhile, Tri-Valley will take on Crooksville at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday with a big rank advantage (207 vs. 664).