Rifle was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their 15th straight defeat. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Eagle Valley Devils. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Devils this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-1 back in September.
Rifle started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 18-25, 25-8, 25-15, 25-17.
Jaelyn Alcantar paced Rifle's offense, picking up five kills. Alcantar got some help from Kensee Boyd and her 11 assists. Finally, Alcantar was also a dominant defender, finishing with a team-high four blocks.
Leading Eagle Valley to victory were Reese Wright and Riley Weatherred. Wright had seven digs and two aces, while Weatherred had 20 kills, eight digs, two aces, and one block. Weatherred is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had five or more in each of the last 24 games she's played dating back to last season.
Rifle's loss dropped their record down to 1-18. As for Eagle Valley, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-14.
Coming up, Rifle is taking a road trip to take on Glenwood Springs at 11:00 a.m. on Friday. Eagle Valley does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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