Ridge Point extended their postseason success on Thursday against Atascocita. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Atascocita Eagles 3-2. The Panthers have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Eagles, too.
Ridge Point got the W, but it wasn't easy, at least in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 36-34, 25-17, 20-25, 15-7.
Kennedi Rogers paced Ridge Point's offense, picking up 17 kills. Rogers got some help from
Madelyn Johnson and her 32 assists. Johnson was also solid from the service line: she led the team with two aces.
Several Eagles players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Chloe Cotten, who had 16 digs.
Ridge Point has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 17 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 36-11 record this season. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to hitting percentage: their hitting percentage was 37.2% in those games and 22.5% outside of them. As for Atascocita, with the loss, they broke their 16-game winning streak and moved their record to 27-12.
Ridge Point will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Cinco Ranch at 5:30 p.m. Cinco Ranch will roll in looking for their 18th straight win, something Ridge Point surely won't give up without a fight. Atascocita does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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