The Mountain Ridge Sentinels will head out on the road to face off against the Riverton Silverwolves at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Mountain Ridge is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.
Mountain Ridge is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Bingham just ended the team's six-game winning streak on Wednesday. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Miners. While the Sentinels didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Miners 25-22 in the first set.
Mountain Ridge might've come up short, but they didn't make it easy on Bingham: every set was decided by three points or less. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 28-26, 25-23, 25-22.
Despite the loss, Mountain Ridge got top-tier performance from Ava Livolsi, who had 20 digs and two aces. With that strong performance, Livolsi is now averaging an impressive 10.1 digs per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Rylee Lesh, who had nine digs and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Mountain Ridge 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 ten consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Riverton came into Thursday's game having lost eight straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They walked away with a 3-1 win over Salt Lake Academy on Thursday.
Riverton was especially dominant in the fourth set. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 15-25, 25-20, 25-13.
Mountain Ridge's defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 21-5. As for Riverton, their victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 12-13.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's matchup: Mountain Ridge has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.9 aces per game. However, it's not like Riverton struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Mountain Ridge took their win against Riverton in their previous meeting on October 1st by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mountain Ridge since the squad 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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