On Saturday, the Nitro Wildcats didn't have quite enough to beat the Ripley Vikings and fell 2-1. While the Wildcats didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Vikings 25-21 in the first set.
Nitro started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-18, 15-10.
Delaney Howery had an outrageously good game for Ripley as she had 19 digs and two aces. Howery is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last six games she's played dating back to last season.
Nitro's loss was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 11-20-1. As for Ripley, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 15-12-4.
Nitro is on the road again on Tuesday to play Sherman at 7:00 p.m. Ripley has already played their next contest, a 2-0 defeat against Hoover on the 19th.
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