River Bluff has gone 10-0 against Dutch Fork recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The River Bluff Gators will look to defend their home court against the Dutch Fork Silver Foxes at 7:00 p.m.
River Bluff is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of South Carolina's top teams: Lexington, who was ranked fifth in their home state at the time (River Bluff was ranked sixth). River Bluff took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Lexington on Thursday. The Gators have struggled against the Wildcats recently, as their game on Thursday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
River Bluff was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Lexington work for it, especially in the fourth set. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 18-25, 25-15, 27-25.
River Bluff's loss came about despite a quality game from Masyn Mcclanahan, who had ten digs and three aces. Mcclanahan is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season.
Even though they lost, River Bluff was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 12 aces in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Dutch Fork posted their biggest victory since August 20th on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Irmo with a sharp 3-0 win.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Dutch Fork was: they took every set by at least 12 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 25-13, 25-10.
Dutch Fork found their leader in underclassman Paige Mundy, who had 11 digs and four aces.
River Bluff moved to 27-9 with that defeat, which also ended their four-game winning streak. As for Dutch Fork, their victory ended a seven-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-14.
Everything went River Bluff's way against Dutch Fork in their previous matchup on Tuesday, as River Bluff made off with a 3-0 win. Does River Bluff have another victory up their sleeve, or will Dutch Fork turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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