River Mill was the 3-0 winner over Southern Wake Academy when they last played one another back in September of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The River Mill Jaguars fell just short of the Southern Wake Academy Lions by a score of 3-2 on Wednesday. The Jaguars have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
River Mill took Southern Wake Academy into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking six-point loss. The final score came out to 26-28, 27-25, 25-21, 15-25, 15-9.
When it comes to explaining why River Mill lost, don't look at Giavanna Rominger. Despite the final result, she had five aces and 11 assists. That's the most aces Rominger has posted since back in September of 2023.
Even though they lost, River Mill was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 11 consecutive contests.
River Mill now has a losing record at 5-6. As for Southern Wake Academy, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-3.
River Mill will square off against Bartlett Yancey at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Southern Wake Academy, they are taking a road trip to take on Woods Charter at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
