After flying high against Severance on Tuesday, Thompson Valley came back down to earth. The Eagles fell just short of the Roosevelt Roughriders by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. The Eagles were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Roughriders apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in October of 2024.
While Thompson Valley ultimately came up short, they really made Roosevelt work, particularly in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 26-24, 23-25, 25-27, 15-13.
When it comes to explaining why Thompson Valley lost, don't look at Payton Reichelderfer. Despite the final result, she had 27 digs and two aces.
Leading Roosevelt to victory were Madi Kage and Reese Pope. Kage had 15 digs and four assists, while Pope had 15 digs. Those 15 digs gave Pope a new career-high.
Eagles
| 09/18/25 @ Roosevelt | 2-3 |
| 09/16/25 @ Severance | 3-0 |
| 09/11/25 @ Greeley Central | 3-0 |
| 09/09/25 vs Northridge | 3-0 |
| 09/04/25 @ Berthoud | 1-3 |
The defeat snapped Thompson Valley's winning streak at three matches and leaves them with a 5-3 record. As for Roosevelt, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 6-2.
Thompson Valley has already played their next contest, a 3-1 loss against Loveland on the 20th. As for Roosevelt, they will venture away from home to take on Timnath at 1:00 p.m. on the 27th.
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