River City waltzed into their matchup on Wednesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They had just enough and edged the Pioneer Patriots out 3-2. The Raiders have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Patriots, too.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (102-99) River City actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The final score came out to 13-25, 21-25, 25-19, 25-20, 15-13.
Despite the defeat, Pioneer saw an underclassman step up: Layla Medalle had 31 digs. Those 31 digs set a new season-high mark for Medalle.
River City is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a massive bump to their 9-8 record this season. As for Pioneer, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 9-15.
River City wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 3-0 loss against Vacaville on the 7th. Pioneer has also already played their next contest, a 3-0 victory against Sacramento on the 7th.
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