Riverwood hasn't had much luck against Pope recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Riverwood Raiders are taking a road trip to take on the Pope Greyhounds at 6:00 p.m.
Riverwood is headed into Tuesday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their seventh straight game on Thursday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Chamblee.
While Riverwood ultimately came up short, they didn't go down without a fight: they scored at least 19 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-20.
Meanwhile, Pope entered their tilt with North Cobb on Saturday with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. They skirted past the Warriors 3-2.
Pope took North Cobb into a fifth set where they got it done with a eight-point win. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-18, 22-25, 20-25, 15-7.
Pope's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Amanda Vlkovic led the charge by getting 18 digs. The team also got some help courtesy of Maggie Roberts, who had nine digs.
Riverwood's loss dropped their record down to 9-18. As for Pope, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 17 of their last 18 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 27-5 record this season.
Riverwood suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Pope in their previous matchup back in September. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Vlkovic, who had 23 digs. Now that Riverwood knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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