Scales Mound won the last time they faced River Ridge, and things went their way on Thursday too. The Scales Mound Hornets had just enough and edged the River Ridge Wildcats out 2-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Hornets.
Scales Mound had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 25-23, 25-17.
Scales Mound was led to victory by Anika Stadel and Ellaina Kostenbader. Stadel had six digs and three aces, while Kostenbader had ten digs, six kills, and two aces. Those three aces gave Stadel a new career-high.
When it comes to explaining why River Ridge lost, don't look at Laiken Haas. Despite the final result, she had eight kills and three blocks. Haas is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had six or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season.
Scales Mound's win bumped their record up to 11-15. As for River Ridge, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-19-1.
Scales Mound has already played their next contest, a 2-0 victory against West Carroll on the 19th. As for River Ridge, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 2-0 win against Rockford East on the 19th.
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