On Friday, Ballard faced Ryle in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Ballard Bruins fell just short of the Ryle Raiders by a score of 2-1. The Bruins haven't had much luck with the Raiders recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Ballard sadly wound up on the wrong side. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 23-25, 15-12.
When it comes to explaining why Ballard lost, don't look at Megan Helander. Despite the final result, she had seven digs and three aces.
Among those leading the charge was Ria Furuta, who had 13 digs and two aces.
Ballard's defeat dropped their record down to 10-4. As for Ryle, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 13-2.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Russell the next time they take the court. Ballard will head out to face Russell at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, while Ryle will play them later in the day, at 6:00 p.m.
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