Ripon lost against Monona Grove back in September of 2019, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Ripon Tigers took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Monona Grove Silver Eagles. The Tigers have struggled against the Silver Eagles recently, as their game on Saturday was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
Ripon was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Monona Grove work for it, especially in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 26-24.
Despite the loss, Ripon had strong showings from Bryn Carlson, who had 19 digs, and Adele Minor, who had ten digs.
Leading Monona Grove to victory were Arizona Veith and Payton Hanson. Veith had six digs, while Hanson had six digs and three aces. That's the most aces Hanson has posted in her last seven matches.
Ripon's defeat dropped their record down to 12-17. As for Monona Grove, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 16-11.
Ripon didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 2-0 loss against Stoughton on the 28th. Monona Grove has also already played their next game, a 2-0 defeat against Sauk Prairie on the 28th.
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