The South Ridge Mavericks will head out to face off against the Ridgeline Academy Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
South Ridge is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their sixth straight game dating back to last season on Thursday. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 3-0 to BASIS - Peoria, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Meanwhile, Ridgeline Academy had already won six in a row dating back to last season, and they went ahead and made it seven on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Mustangs.
The 3-0 doesn't show just how dominant Ridgeline Academy was: they took every set by at least 25 points. After all that action, the final score was 25-0, 25-0, 25-0.
Ridgeline Academy can attribute much of their success to Grace Van Dijk, who had five kills and five aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Camilla Cruz, who had five aces.
Cruz wasn't the only one working in the aces department: Ridgeline Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 20 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September of 2023.
South Ridge's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Ridgeline Academy, they pushed their record up to 2-0 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season.
South Ridge might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Ridgeline Academy when the teams last played back in August of 2023. Can South Ridge avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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