Richmond Hill faced Alpharetta in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. The Wildcats fell 2-0 to the Raiders. The matchup marked the first time this season in which the Wildcats were not able to get on the board.
Talia Johnson paced Richmond Hill's offense, picking up five kills. Johnson got some help from Bryanna Da Silva and her six assists. Kylee Gilbert controlled things from the service line, finishing with two aces.
Alpharetta can attribute much of their success to Kailey Leonard, who had seven digs and six aces. With that strong performance, Leonard is now averaging an impressive 2.1 aces per game. Susie Dai also deserves some recognition as she had her first kill of the season.
Having lost for the first time this season, Richmond Hill fell to 6-1. As for Alpharetta, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 11-1.
Richmond Hill didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 2-0 win against Milton on the 16th. As for Alpharetta, they have also already played their next contest, a 2-1 victory against North Cobb on the 16th.
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