Rickards's game last Wednesday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Monday. They came out on top against the Franklin County Seahawks by a score of 3-1. The win was some much needed relief for the Raiders as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Rickards had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 17-25, 25-15, 25-19, 25-15.
Rickards was led to victory by Destiny Jones and Angel Sheffield. Jones had 12 aces, while Sheffield had nine digs and three aces. Those three aces gave Sheffield a new career-high.
She wasn't the only good server: Rickards was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 25 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Rickards' victory bumped their record up to 9-12. As for Franklin County, the defeat snapped their losing streak at six games and leaves them with a 9-8 record.
Rickards didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-0 win against FAMU DRS on the 8th. As for Franklin County, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 3-1 loss against Community Christian on the 8th.
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