River Valley lost against Highland on September 2nd and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Vikings fell 3-1 to the Fighting Scots. The Vikings have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back matches.
River Valley started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The final score came out to 23-25, 25-21, 25-18, 25-15.
Myla Kenney paced River Valley's offense, picking up 13 kills. Kenney got some help from Hayley Wickersham and her 22 assists. Arianna Osborne controlled things from the service line, finishing with five aces.
Highland had a senior duo take command as MaKaylee Merckling had 26 digs and three assists and Riley Walker had nine digs and one assist. Merckling is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 12 or more in each of the last nine games she's played.
River Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 9-8. As for Highland, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season.
River Valley will host Galion at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Highland, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 3-0 victory against Fredericktown on the 27th.
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