If Blue Ridge was riding high fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Winslow last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Blue Ridge Yellow Jackets fell just short of the St. Johns Redskins by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Yellow Jackets of the 2-1 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in October of 2023.
Blue Ridge took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-16, 23-25, 25-20, 16-14.
Ashlyn Smith paced Blue Ridge's offense, picking up 21 kills. Smith got some help from
Brianna Robison and her 49 assists.
Noelle Harris controlled things from the service line, finishing with four aces.
Blue Ridge now has a losing record at 20-21. As for St. Johns, the win was the 13th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 20-9.
Blue Ridge does not have any more games scheduled as of now. St. Johns has already played their next match, a 3-0 victory against Hopi on the 31st.
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