If Rio Americano was feeling good off their 3-0 takedown of Kennedy last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Rio Americano Raiders fell just short of the Vista del Lago Eagles by a score of 3-2 on Monday. The Raiders' loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Rio Americano took Vista del Lago into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking three-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 19-25, 23-25, 27-25, 15-12.
Emma Simmons and Camden Kallhoff certainly did their best on Monday to avoid the loss. Simmons had ten digs and two aces, while Kallhoff had 19 digs, 15 kills, and two aces. That's the most aces Kallhoff has posted since last Saturday.
Even though they lost, Rio Americano was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 15 aces in four consecutive contests.
Rio Americano's defeat dropped their record down to 7-4. As for Vista del Lago, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season.
Rio Americano will challenge Woodcreek at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Vista del Lago, they will square off against Christian Brothers at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Christian Brothers is coming into the game with four straight wins at home, so Vista del Lago will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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