Ripon had to endure a four-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They won by a set and slipped past the River Valley Blackhawks 2-1. For the Tigers, this counts as revenge for the 2-0 defeat the Blackhawks walked away with the last time they faced one another back in September of 2018.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Ripon who won the one that mattered. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 22-25, 15-10.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Ripon to victory, but perhaps none more so than Bryn Carlson, who had 22 digs. Carlson is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last seven games she's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Adele Minor, who had four digs and 20 assists.
Ripon was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September.
Ripon's win bumped their record up to 13-20. As for River Valley, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 10-14.
Ripon has already played their next game, a 2-0 victory against Milwaukee Reagan on the 5th. As for River Valley, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 2-0 loss against Waukesha North on the 5th.
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