If River was riding high 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 final score came out to 17-25, 26-24, 15-25, 25-21, 15-7.
Mallarie Maddy paced River's offense, picking up 24 kills. Maddy got some help from Maci Isaly and her 56 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 pushed their record up to 16-8 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
River does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Tyler, they will be playing at home against Williamstown at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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