For some reason, the away team has come away with the win the last four times Westlake and Riverton have met, but the home crowd finally got their W on Friday. The Thunder fell just short of the Silverwolves by a score of 2-1. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Silverwolves this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-1 on Thursday.
The 2-1 doesn't really show just how close this match was: all the sets Westlake lost were decided by three points or less. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 22-25, 15-13.
Kamylle Te'o paced Westlake's offense, picking up seven kills. Te'o got some help from Eva Langi and her 11 assists. Finally, Wrigley Sonnenberg kept Westlake's defense grounded, leading the team with two blocks.
Riverton found their leader in sophomore Annie Runolfson, who had six digs and two aces. Runolfson is also crushing it when it comes to assists: she's posted at least 15 every time she's taken the court this season.
Westlake's defeat was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 3-8. As for Riverton, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-8.
Westlake wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 2-1 loss against Mountain Crest on the 6th. Riverton has also already played their next match (against Spanish Fork), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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