Riverton waltzed into their game on Saturday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top against the Joplin Eagles by a score of 2-0. For the Rams, this counts as revenge for the 2-0 loss the Eagles walked away with the last time they faced one another back in October of 2020.
Riverton didn't let Joplin take a single set, but it sure wasn't easy: every set was decided by three points or less. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-22.
Leading Riverton to victory were Alexa Price and Landyn Martin. Price had four digs and four aces, while Martin had six digs, two kills, and ten assists. Those four aces gave Price a new career-high.
Joplin's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Lucy Erisman, who had ten digs. Erisman is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Riverton is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season. As for Joplin, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-13.
Riverton wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 2-0 win against Hillcrest on the 28th. Joplin has also already played their next match, a 2-0 defeat against Belton on the 28th.
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