With a playoff game on the line, Richmond-Burton rose to the challenge on Thursday. They came out on top against the Genoa-Kingston Cogs by a score of 2-0. The victory was nothing new for the Rockets as they're now sitting on 17 straight.
Richmond-Burton easily took the first set, but they let things get interesting in the other. The final score came out to 25-10, 25-17.
Elissa Furlan paced Richmond-Burton's offense, picking up nine kills. Furlan got some help from
Alexandra Hopp and her 14 assists. Furlan was also solid from the service line: she led the team with two aces.
Despite the loss, Genoa-Kingston still got an impressive performance from Mia Wise, who had four kills and two blocks. Those two blocks gave Wise a new career-high.
Richmond-Burton's win bumped their record up to 36-1. As for Genoa-Kingston, with the loss, they broke their seven-game winning streak and moved their record to 24-14.
Richmond-Burton wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 2-1 defeat against IC Catholic Prep on the 5th. Genoa-Kingston does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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