After flying high against Princeton last Thursday, PikeView came back down to earth. The Panthers took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Ripley Vikings on Tuesday. The Panthers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Once all was said and done, the final set scores wound up at 25-9, 25-17.
Karson Huffman paced PikeView's offense, picking up four kills. Huffman got some help from Emma Weiss and her six assists. Addy French controlled things from the service line, finishing with two aces.
Ripley's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Ava Casto, who had four aces.
PikeView has now lost seven of their last nine games on the road. That leaves them at a 5-6-1 record this season. Admittedly, the team was facing some tough opposition over that stretch, including 4-0 Herbert Hoover (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 72.8% over those games). As for Ripley, their win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-1-1.
PikeView wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 2-0 defeat against Lincoln County on the 8th. As for Ripley, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-1 loss against Parkersburg South on the 10th.
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