Riptide
| 09/16/25 vs Big Valley Christian | 3-2 |
| 09/12/25 @ Weston Ranch | 3-0 |
| 09/11/25 vs East Union | 3-0 |
| 09/09/25 @ Gregori | 3-0 |
| 09/06/25 vs Leroy Greene Academy | 2-0 |
River Islands waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They came within a single set of losing the streak, but they secured a 3-2 W against the Big Valley Christian Lions. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Riptide have posted since August 23rd.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (107-100) River Islands actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The final score came out to 25-22, 25-20, 16-25, 17-25, 17-15.
River Islands got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Isabella Carrillo out in front who had 13 digs and one assist. That's the most digs Carrillo has posted over her last three contests. Rianyn-Akira Umale also deserves some recognition as she posted her first assist of the season.
Despite the loss, Big Valley Christian saw an underclassman step up: freshman Caitlin Echegoyen had 21 digs and three assists. Echegoyen is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 16 or more in each of the last four games she's played.
River Islands' win bumped their record up to 13-2. As for Big Valley Christian, the defeat snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 14-5 record.
River Islands has already played their next game (against Kimball), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Big Valley Christian, they will venture away from home to face off against Bret Harte at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The match will give the Lions their first taste of in-conference action this season.
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