After flying high against Millennium last Thursday, Venture Academy came back down to earth. The Venture Academy Mustangs lost 3-0 to the River Islands Riptide on Tuesday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Mustangs of the 3-2 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture on October 3rd.
While Venture Academy was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into River Islands' winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-7, 25-18, 25-20.
Despite the loss, Venture Academy still got an impressive performance from Eliza Gallegos, who had 14 digs and two aces. Those two aces gave Gallegos a new career-high.
Venture Academy now has a losing record at 8-9. As for River Islands, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-14 record this season.
Venture Academy has already played their next matchup, a 3-2 victory against Aspire Langston Hughes Academy on the 24th. As for River Islands, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-1 win against Turlock Christian on the 24th.
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