Russia can finally bid farewell to their three-game losing streak thanks to their game on Saturday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over the Elida Bulldogs. For the Raiders, this counts as revenge for the 2-1 loss the Bulldogs walked away with the last time they faced one another back in September of 2023.
Russia 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 22-25, 25-19, 26-24.
Russia was led to victory by Kourtney Phlipot and Ella Phlipot. Kourtney had 23 digs and two aces, while Ella had four aces. The dominant performance gave Ella a new career-high in aces.
Russia's victory bumped their record up to 7-10. As for Elida, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-12.
Russia didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 2-1 defeat vs. New Knoxville on the 28th. As for Elida, they will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Wapakoneta at 6:30 p.m.
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