Rifle is 2-7 against Coal Ridge since September of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Rifle Bears will venture away from home to face off against the Coal Ridge Titans at 6:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Rifle is headed into Thursday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Tuesday. They fell just short of Summit by a score of 3-2.
In a back-and-forth that saw neither team win consecutive sets, Rifle sadly dropped the once that decided the match. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 21-25, 25-23, 17-25, 15-7.
Rifle might have lost, but man, Valeria Olivas was a machine: she had 33 digs. Olivas is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 19 or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Coal Ridge didn't have quite enough to beat Grand Junction Central on Saturday and fell 3-2. The Titans have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Coal Ridge actually scored more points across those five sets (108-107), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-23, 25-22, 21-25, 15-13.
Despite the defeat, Coal Ridge got top-tier performance from Chloe Coon, who had 28 digs.
Even though they lost, Coal Ridge kept the net locked down and finished the game with ten blocks. That's the most blocks they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Rifle's loss dropped their record down to 2-12. As for Coal Ridge, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-10.
Rifle came up short against Coal Ridge when the teams last played back in August, falling 2-0. Can Rifle avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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