The Riverdale Warriors's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Lebanon Blue Devils on Monday. Riverdale will be strutting in after a victory while Lebanon will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Saturday, Riverdale sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Blackman.
Riverdale got the W, but it wasn't easy, at least in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 33-31, 22-25, 18-26, 25-16, 15-7.
Riverdale can attribute much of their success to Katelyn Anderson, who had 19 digs and four aces, and Abby Carroll, who had nine digs and three aces. With that strong performance, Anderson is now averaging an impressive 10.1 digs per game.
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 games.
Meanwhile, Lebanon came up short against Cookeville on Tuesday, falling 3-0. The loss continues a trend for the Blue Devils in their matchups with the Cavaliers: they've now lost five in a row.
Lebanon couldn't get the win, but they sure gave Cookeville a tough time in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-14, 30-28.
Riverdale is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 24-12 record this season. As for Lebanon, their defeat dropped their record down to 18-15.
Riverdale came out on top in a nail-biter against Lebanon when the teams last played back in August of 2023, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Riverdale since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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