If Ridgedale was feeling good fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Mt. Gilead last Monday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Ridgedale Rockets fell just short of the Waynesfield-Goshen Tigers by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. The Rockets were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Tigers apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in October of 2023.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Ridgedale sadly wound up on the wrong side. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-27, 25-19, 23-25, 15-11.
Even though they lost, Ridgedale was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in ten consecutive matches.
Ridgedale's loss dropped their record down to 5-12. As for Waynesfield-Goshen, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 10-8.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Ridgedale will take on Perry at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Ridgedale is facing Perry at the right time seeing as Perry is stuck on an eight-game losing streak. As for Waynesfield-Goshen, a feisty cat fight will be fought when Tigers faces off against Cougars at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Van Wert is coming into the game with nine straight defeats at home, meaning Waynesfield-Goshen will have to defend against a squad hungry for a victory.
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