Rifle hadn't done well against Summit recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. The Rifle Bears walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Summit Tigers. For the Bears, this counts as revenge for the 3-0 defeat the Tigers walked away with the last time they faced one another back in September of 2023.
Rifle had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-20, 25-20, 25-23.
Valeria Olivas was nothing short of spectacular: she had 41 digs. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last seven games she's played dating back to last season.
Rifle was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Rifle's win ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-8. As for Summit, their loss was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 3-13.
Rifle has already played their next matchup, a 3-0 defeat against Battle Mountain on the 8th. As for Summit, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-0 loss against Steamboat Springs on the 8th.
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