Joplin was the 2-0 winner over Riverton when they last played one another back in October of 2020, but their luck changed this time around. The Joplin Eagles took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Riverton Rams on Saturday.
The 2-0 score doesn't really reflect how close the match was: every set was decided by exactly three points. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-22.
Joplin lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Lucy Erisman, who had ten digs. Erisman is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Riverton was led to victory by Alexa Price and Landyn Martin. Price had four digs and four aces, while Martin had six digs, two kills, and ten assists. Those four aces gave Price a new career-high.
Joplin's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-13. As for Riverton, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 16-7.
Joplin has already played their next matchup, a 2-0 loss against Belton on the 28th. As for Riverton, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 2-0 victory against Hillcrest on the 28th.
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