Sequoyah faced River Ridge in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. The Chiefs fell just short of the Knights by a score of 3-2. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Knights this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-0 back in September.
Sequoyah took River Ridge into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking five-point loss. The final score came out to 25-14, 25-20, 21-25, 22-25, 15-10.
Maria Fisher paced Sequoyah's offense, picking up 22 kills. Fisher got some help from Mackinley Parrott and her 47 assists. Kennedy Mathis controlled things from the service line, finishing with two aces.
Olivia Philpot was a one-woman wrecking crew For River Ridge. as she had 36 digs and three aces. Philpot has been hot, having posted two or more aces the last six times she's played.
Sequoyah's loss dropped their record down to 19-5. As for River Ridge, the victory was the ninth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 27-6.
Sequoyah wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 3-0 win against Creekview on the 9th. As for River Ridge, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-1 defeat against Pope on the 9th.
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