Ridgemont posted their closest win since September 9th on Wednesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Mt. Gilead Indians, sneaking past 3-2. For the Golden Gophers, this counts as revenge for the 3-1 victory the Indians walked away with the last time they faced one another back in September of 2024.
Ridgemont had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 17-25, 23-25, 25-12, 25-13, 15-9.
Cylee Streets paced Ridgemont's offense, picking up 17 kills. Streets got some help from Laney Elsasser and her 16 assists. Ruth Eckstein controlled things from the service line, finishing with nine aces.
Ridgemont's win bumped their record up to 10-8. As for Mt. Gilead, their defeat was their seventh straight at home, which dropped their record down to 3-15.
Coming up, Ridgemont will welcome North Baltimore at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Mt. Gilead, they are taking a road trip to challenge Danville at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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