Volleyball Recap: River Islands Falls Short of Big Valley Christian in the Playoffs

By Team Reports Nov 4, 2024, 1:13pm

Volleyball Recap: River Islands Riptide vs. Big Valley Christian Lions

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact River Islands can now relate to. They lost 3-0 to the Big Valley Christian Lions on Tuesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Riptide have suffered since October 1st.

Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 25-14, 25-13.

Milyn Morales paced River Islands' offense, picking up six kills. Morales were helped by Brielle Hermano and Makaylah Samoranos, who contributed three assists each. Samoranos also made an impact serving: she shared the team lead in aces with Angelina Trigos, racking up two apiece.

Big Valley Christian got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Kate Mcmahon out in front who had six digs, two aces, and a kill. Another player making a difference was Bella Biondolillo, who had four aces.

River Islands' loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-15. As for Big Valley Christian, they pushed their record up to 26-8 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home.

River Islands does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Big Valley Christian has already played their next contest, a 3-0 victory against Denair on the 31st.

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