With a playoff win on the line, Riverheads rose to the challenge on Monday. They won by a set and slipped past the Altavista Colonels 3-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Gladiators have posted since August 28th.
Riverheads took Altavista into a fifth set where they got it done with a four-point win. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-12, 25-19, 21-25, 15-11.
Emily Herndon
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Leading Riverheads to victory were Hattie Croft and Emily Herndon. Croft had 16 digs and six aces, while Herndon had nine digs and two aces. That's the most aces Herndon has posted since back in October.
They weren't the only good servers: Riverheads was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 23 aces. They are 5-1 when they serve at least ten aces.
Riverheads pushed their record up to 7-14 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Altavista, they have been struggling recently as they've lost ten of their last 12 matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 4-14 record this season.
Riverheads will challenge Luray at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Altavista does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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