Richfield waltzed into their game on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Manti Templars. The Wildcats have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Templars, too.
Richfield had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 18-25, 25-16, 25-22, 25-23.
Macie Barton paced Richfield's offense, picking up 20 kills. Barton got some help from
Jordyn Bagley and her 44 assists. Barton also made an impact serving: she shared the team lead in aces with
Preslie Harward, racking up two apiece.
Despite the loss, Manti still got an impressive performance from Kaylee Thomson, who had 15 digs. With that strong performance, Thomson is now averaging an impressive 10 digs per game.
Richfield pushed their record up to 15-13 with the win, which was their third straight at home. As for Manti, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost ten of their last 13 contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-18 record this season.
Both are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Wildcats faces off against Ogden at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. After both having extra time off, Manti and Morgan will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 3:30 p.m. on Friday.
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