Dakota Ridge lost against Ralston Valley back in August, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Dakota Ridge Eagles took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Ralston Valley Mustangs. The Eagles haven't had much luck with the Mustangs recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
The defeat didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Ralston Valley scored at least 17 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 21-25, 25-19, 25-17.
When it comes to explaining why Dakota Ridge lost, don't look at Presley Weingardt. Despite the final result, she had 15 digs. Weingardt has been hot recently, having posted 14 or more digs the last three times she's played.
Dakota Ridge's loss dropped their record down to 6-10. As for Ralston Valley, they have been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-6 record this season.
Dakota Ridge has already played their next match, a 2-1 victory against Monarch on the 18th. As for Ralston Valley, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-0 defeat against Valor Christian on the 22nd.
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