The Riverdale Raiders are taking a road trip to face off against the Estero Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Riverdale saw some tournament action on Tuesday. They were the clear victors by a 3-0 margin over North Fort Myers. The Raiders have beaten the Red Knights the last four times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Red Knights has come to flipping the script.
Riverdale was especially dominant in the first set. The final score came out to 25-12, 25-21, 25-20.
Sadie Gutridge
| 10/07/25 vs North Fort Myers | 6 |
| 10/06/25 vs Cypress Lake | 1 |
| 10/04/25 vs Community School of Naples | 4 |
| 10/04/25 vs Palmetto Ridge | 2 |
| 10/04/25 vs Canterbury | 12 |
Riverdale's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Natalie Grant, who had seven digs and three aces, and Sadie Gutridge, who had six digs. That's the most digs Gutridge has posted over her last five contests.
They weren't the only good servers: Riverdale was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 13 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as North Fort Myers only served four.
Meanwhile, Estero made easy work of Ida Baker on Tuesday and carried off a 3-0 win.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 25-14, 25-19.
Riverdale's record now sits at 14-10. As for Estero, their record is now 17-7.
Riverdale suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Estero in their previous matchup back in August. Can the Raiders avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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