Crescent Valley took a three-set loss the last time they faced off against South Albany, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. The Raiders sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over the Redhawks on Thursday. The win was nothing new for the Raiders as they're now sitting on three straight.
Crescent Valley was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 22-25, 25-18, 22-25, 25-23, 15-12.
Piper Thompson
| 09/11/25 @ South Albany | 14 |
| 10/24/24 vs Central | 9 |
| 09/09/25 @ West Albany | 8 |
| 09/04/25 vs Philomath | 5 |
| 10/05/24 vs Arcadia | 3 |
Crescent Valley was led to victory by Piper Thompson and Georgia Vawter. Thompson had 14 digs and two aces, while Vawter had 33 digs, 11 kills, and one block. Those 14 digs gave Thompson a new career-high.
They weren't the only good server: Crescent Valley 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 14 aces every time they've taken the court this season.
Crescent Valley's victory bumped their record up to 3-0. As for South Albany, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 4-1.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Crescent Valley will face off against rival McKay at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, South Albany is set to square off against their familiar foe West Albany at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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