It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but River View had no problem doing just that on Thursday. They had just enough and edged the East Liverpool Potters out 3-2. That's more bragging rights for the Black Bears, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
River View took East Liverpool into a fifth set where they got it done with a four-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-11, 22-25, 22-25, 15-11.
River View was led to victory by Lindyn Fry and Audrey Buxton. Fry had 15 digs, while Buxton had 11 digs and three aces. The dominant performance gave Buxton a new career-high in aces.
River View was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 21 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in five consecutive matches.
When it comes to explaining why East Liverpool lost, don't look at Ayla Riggle. Despite the final result, she had 28 digs. Riggle is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last eight games she's played.
River View is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-7 record this season. As for East Liverpool, their defeat ended a 12-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 18-6.
River View has already played their next contest, a 3-0 loss against London on the 31st. East Liverpool does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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