After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Winneconne, Ripon was happy to have turned things around on Saturday. They won by a set and slipped past the Southern Door Eagles 2-1. That's more bragging rights for the Tigers, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Ripon who won the one that mattered. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 27-25, 23-25, 15-11.
Ripon was led to victory by Bryn Carlson and Rayna Trochinski. Carlson had 19 digs, while Trochinski had 11 digs. Carlson is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Southern Door lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Alanna Paye, who had 12 digs.
Ripon pushed their record up to 5-8 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Southern Door, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last eight contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-7 record this season.
Ripon will welcome Waupun at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. As for Southern Door, they will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Wisconsin Dells at 1:00 p.m. Wisconsin Dells will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something Southern Door surely won't give up without a fight.
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