Riverdale entered their tilt with Blackman on Saturday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They won by a set and slipped past the Blackman Blaze 3-2. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Warriors also won the last time the pair played last Tuesday.
Riverdale got the W, but it wasn't easy, at least in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 33-31, 22-25, 18-26, 25-16, 15-7.
Riverdale was led to victory by Katelyn Anderson and Abby Carroll. Anderson had 19 digs and four aces, while Carroll had nine digs and three aces. That's the most aces Anderson has posted since back in August.
Riverdale was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 17 consecutive matchups.
When it comes to explaining why Blackman lost, don't look at Annabelle Grissom. Despite the final result, she had 24 digs. Grissom is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last six games she's played dating back to last season.
Riverdale has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a massive bump to their 24-12 record this season. As for Blackman, their loss dropped their record down to 17-13.
As of now, neither Riverdale nor Blackman have any future games scheduled.
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