Knights
| 10/02/25 vs St. Cloud | 3-1 |
| 09/30/25 vs Eustis | 3-0 |
| 09/25/25 @ South Lake | 3-2 |
| 09/23/25 vs Tavares | 3-0 |
East Ridge waltzed into their contest on Thursday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the St. Cloud Bulldogs. That's more bragging rights for the Knights, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
East Ridge 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 28-30, 25-17, 25-16, 25-15.
Leading East Ridge to victory were Ana Andrades Villa and Victoria Vaughn. Andrades Villa had 13 digs and four aces, while Vaughn had four digs and four aces. That's the most aces Andrades Villa has posted since back in August. Samantha Blake also deserves some recognition as she had her first kill of the season.
They weren't the only good servers: East Ridge was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 16 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as St. Cloud only served nine.
Loss or not, St. Cloud got some senior leadership from Amanda Cruz and Isabella Rodriguez. Cruz had 12 digs and four aces, while Rodriguez had ten digs and one assist. Those four aces set a new season-high mark for Cruz.
East Ridge's record now sits at 13-7. As for St. Cloud, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last eight matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 8-9 record this season.
East Ridge has already played their next matchup, a 2-1 defeat against Cypress Creek on the 4th. As for St. Cloud, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-2 loss against Gateway on the 7th.
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