Russellville hadn't done well against Tipton recently (they were 1-6 in their previous seven matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. The Russellville Indians skirted past the Tipton Cardinals 3-2. The win was nothing new for the Indians as they're now sitting on four straight.
Russellville wouldn't go down easily and took Tipton into a fifth set where they got it done with a eight-point win. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-23, 22-25, 19-25, 15-7.
Russellville can attribute much of their success to Paige Calvird, who had ten digs.
Russellville was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 23 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 20 aces in four consecutive matchups.
Russellville has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-10-1 record this season. As for Tipton, their loss dropped their record down to 13-8-3.
Russellville has already played their next match, a 2-0 defeat against Centralia on the 19th. As for Tipton, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 2-0 loss against Osage on the 19th.
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