If Rising Sun was feeling good fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Morristown on Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Shiners fell just short of the South Ripley Raiders by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. The defeat continues a trend for the Shiners in their meetings with the Raiders: they've now lost five in a row.
In a back-and-forth that saw neither team win consecutive sets, Rising Sun sadly dropped the once that decided the match. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 17-25, 25-16, 10-25, 15-12.
Bri Sams and Avery Elliott certainly did their best on Thursday to avoid the loss. Sams had 13 digs, while Elliott had 12 digs and eight kills. Jaylen Peelman also deserves some recognition as she had her first blocks of the season.
Leading South Ripley to victory were Addison Seabolt and Avery Andrews. Seabolt had 17 assists and ten digs, while Andrews had seven digs and three aces.
Rising Sun's loss dropped their record down to 6-3. As for South Ripley, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-2.
Rising Sun wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 3-0 victory against Southwestern on the 5th. As for South Ripley, they have also already played their next contest, a 3-2 defeat against Madison on the 8th.
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