Rifle was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss. They came up short against the Glenwood Springs Demons, falling 3-0. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Demons this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-0 back in September.
Rifle was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the third set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-9, 25-22.
Serenity Tollefson paced Rifle's offense, picking up four kills. Tollefson got some help from Kensee Boyd and her eight assists.
Gianna Zambrano had an outrageously good game for Glenwood Springs as she had 14 digs and six aces. That's the most aces Zambrano has posted since back in October of 2024. Morgan Pedersen also deserves some recognition as she had her first dig of the season.
Rifle's defeat dropped their record down to 1-11. As for Glenwood Springs, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-2 record this season.
Rifle wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 3-0 loss against Battle Mountain on the 11th. As for Glenwood Springs, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-0 win against Delta on the 14th.
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