Caldwell is 4-0 against River since October of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Caldwell Redskins will challenge the River Pilots at 5:30 p.m.
Caldwell is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Strasburg-Franklin just ended the team's eight-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell just short of the Tigers by a score of 3-2.
The 3-2 doesn't really show just how close this match was: all the sets Caldwell lost were decided by three points or less. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-22, 15-25, 19-25, 17-15.
Meanwhile, River came tearing into Thursday's match with five straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They had just enough and edged Varsity Opponent out 3-2.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day River got the one that really mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 10-25, 25-20, 21-25, 15-10.
River was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in eight consecutive matchups.
Caldwell's loss dropped their record down to 12-2. As for River, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season.
Caldwell beat River 3-1 when the teams last played on September 2nd. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was River's Aubrey Fetty, who had 23 digs. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Caldwell still be able to contain Fetty? There's only one way to find out.
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