With a playoff game on the line, Ripon rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They won by a set and slipped past the Plymouth Panthers 3-2. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Tigers as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Ripon was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (109-105), but they still managed to win. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 14-25, 25-22, 26-28, 15-13.
Several Panthers players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Oliva Sabel, who had 13 digs.
Ripon's victory ended a six-game drought at home and bumped them up to 17-25. As for Plymouth, their loss dropped their record down to 12-20.
Ripon didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-0 defeat against Kewaskum on the 24th. Plymouth does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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