Riesel had won seven straight games and Raizel Chaparro did her part to make it eight on Friday. The Riesel Indians were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Marlin Bulldogs thanks in part to Chaparro, who had 11 digs and five aces. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last nine games she's played.
Riesel's got stronger as the match went on, holding Marlin to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-16, 25-12.
Riesel was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 21 consecutive contests.
Riesel has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 games, which provided a massive bump to their 23-20 record this season. As for Marlin, they dropped their record down to 4-14 with the defeat, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.
Riesel is on the road again on Tuesday to play Bremond at 5:00 p.m. As for Marlin, they will square off against Rosebud-Lott at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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