Elgin/Pope John waltzed into their match on Tuesday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They had just enough and edged the Riverside Chargers out 2-1. That's more bragging rights for the Wolfpack, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Elgin/Pope John had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The final score came out to 28-30, 25-20, 25-16.
Elgin/Pope John was led to victory by Camry Kittelson and Kate Furstenau. Kittelson had seven digs and two aces, while Furstenau had 17 digs and three aces. That's the most aces Furstenau has posted in her last six matchups.
Despite the loss, Riverside still got an impressive performance from Autumn Murphy, who had 11 digs. Murphy is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Elgin/Pope John has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 games, which provided a nice bump to their 23-3 record this season. As for Riverside, their loss ended a seven-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-8.
Elgin/Pope John does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Riverside has already played their next contest, a 2-0 victory against Neligh-Oakdale on the 15th.
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