The Mountain Range Mustangs will venture away from home to square off against the Riverdale Ridge Ravens at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Mountain Range lost 3-0 to Brighton on Tuesday. The Mustangs haven't had much luck with the Bulldogs recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
While Mountain Range was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the second set. The final score came out to 25-21, 25-23, 25-10.
Meanwhile, Riverdale Ridge posted their closest win since November 2, 2024 on Tuesday. They skirted past Boulder 3-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Ravens.
Riverdale Ridge was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (105-102), but they still managed to win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 17-25, 25-22, 20-25, 25-23, 15-10.
Mountain Range better focus on containing Mya Clarvoe and Chloe Brady as the pair were huge in Riverdale Ridge's win. Clarvoe had nine digs and one assist, while Brady had eight digs. Teagan Cox also deserves some recognition as she posted her first assist of the season.
Riverdale Ridge was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 12 aces. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their ace total in three consecutive matches.
Mountain Range's defeat dropped their record down to 8-6. As for Riverdale Ridge, they picked up their first road victory, bumping their record up to 3-10.
Mountain Range took their win against Riverdale Ridge in their previous meeting back in September by a conclusive 3-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Mustangs since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
