Riesel waltzed into their matchup on Friday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They blew past the Abbott Panthers 3-0. For the Indians, this counts as revenge for the 2-0 loss the Panthers walked away with the last time they faced one another back in August of 2019.
Riesel was especially dominant in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-20, 25-20.
Riesel was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 19 consecutive contests.
Riesel's victory was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 21-20. As for Abbott, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-9.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Riesel will venture away from home to challenge Rosebud-Lott at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Abbott, a feisty cat fight will be fought when Panthers faces off against Aquilla at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
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