Two Rivers lost against Valders back in October of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Purple Raiders lost 3-0 to the Vikings. The Purple Raiders have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back matches.
While Two Rivers was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Valders' winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-18, 25-19.
Two Rivers' offense was headlined by Piper Engh and Julia Mott, who picked up five kills apiece. They got some help from Anna Klein and her 11 assists. She was also solid from the service line: she led the team with two aces.
Valders can attribute much of their success to Mariah McCulley, who had nine digs and five aces. Those five aces gave McCulley a new career-high.
Two Rivers now has a losing record of 5-6. As for Valders, their victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-7.
Two Rivers didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 2-0 loss against Pacelli on the 27th. As for Valders, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 2-0 win against Reedsville on the 27th.
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