Ridgevue was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They fell just short of the Capital Golden Eagles by a score of 3-2. The Warhawks were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Golden Eagles apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in August of 2023.
Ridgevue started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 21-25, 25-16, 25-22, 15-9.
Despite the loss, Ridgevue still got an impressive performance from Emma Bratvold, who had four digs and four aces. That's the most aces Bratvold has posted since back in September.
Even though they lost, Ridgevue was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Capital only served seven.
Miriam Stafford was a one-man wrecking crew for Capital as she had 27 digs and two aces.
Ridgevue's defeat dropped their record down to 3-12. As for Capital, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-9-1 record this season.
Ridgevue will head out to take on Mountain View at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Capital, they will host Borah at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Capital is facing Borah at the right time seeing as Borah is stuck on a six-game losing streak.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
