If River was feeling good fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Catholic Central on Wednesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Pilots fell just short of the Tyler Knights by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. The Pilots haven't had much luck with the Knights recently, as the team has come up short the last six times they've met.
River actually scored more points across those five sets (102-98), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 17-25, 26-24, 15-25, 25-21, 15-7.
Mallarie Maddy paced River's offense, picking up 23 kills. Maddy got some help from Maci Isaly and her 52 assists. Hallie Hammel and Aubrey Fetty kept things locked in from the service line: the pair finished with three aces apiece.
River's defeat dropped their record down to 10-10. As for Tyler, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-8 record this season.
River wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 3-0 victory against Clay-Battelle on the 7th. As for Tyler, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-2 win against Williamstown on the 7th.
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