The River Islands Riptide will head out on the road to take on the Aspire Langston Hughes Academy Titans at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, River Islands was able to grind out a solid win over Chavez, taking the game 3-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Riptide.
River Islands was especially dominant in the fourth set. The final score came out to 25-16, 24-26, 25-23, 25-15.
Taray Irving
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River Islands found their leader in sophomore Taray Irving, who had 16 digs and three aces. Those three aces set a new season-high mark for Irving.
River Islands was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in March.
Meanwhile, Aspire Langston Hughes Academy narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Millennium 3-2.
Aspire Langston Hughes Academy took Millennium into a fifth set where they got it done with a seven-point win. The match finished with set scores of 12-25, 25-17, 23-25, 25-20, 15-8.
River Islands' record is now 11-4. As for Aspire Langston Hughes Academy, they picked up their first road win, bumping their record up to 2-3.
River Islands took their victory against Aspire Langston Hughes Academy when the teams last played back in March by a conclusive 3-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Riptide since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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