After flying high against Orange last Monday, Riverside-Durham came back down to earth. Riverside-Durham fell just short of the Millbrook Wildcats by a score of 3-2 on Wednesday. That makes it the first time this season the Pirates have let down their home crowd.
Riverside-Durham started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 14-25, 24-26, 25-14, 25-19, 15-12.
Sky Russell paced Riverside-Durham's offense, picking up 16 kills. Russell got some help from Jacob Feller and his 33 assists. Feller was also solid from the service line: he led the team with six aces.
Riverside-Durham suffered their first home loss, dropping their record down to 6-2. As for Millbrook, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 5-1.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. After both having extra time off, Riverside-Durham and Eno River Academy will shake off the rust and duke it out at 5:15 p.m. on April 8. As for Millbrook, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Apex Friendship at 6:00 p.m. on April 9.
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