With a playoff game on the line, Riverton Parke rose to the challenge on Thursday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Covington Trojans 3-2. This was a revenge match for the Panthers, as the team was forced to settle for a 3-0 defeat when these two played last Monday.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Riverton Parke who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 19-25, 25-22, 17-25, 15-13.
Riverton Parke can attribute much of their success to Jaylynn Nelson, who had 13 digs.
Riverton Parke was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last ten contests.
Riverton Parke's win bumped their record up to 25-5. As for Covington, their loss dropped their record down to 22-10.
Riverton Parke didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-0 victory against North Vermillion on the 19th. Covington does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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