Rickards won the last time they faced Taylor County, and things went their way on Thursday too. The Rickards Raiders narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Taylor County Bulldogs 3-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Raiders.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Rickards got the one that really mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 17-25, 25-11, 20-25, 15-9.
Rickards was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 10.5.
When it comes to explaining why Taylor County lost, don't look at Lillee McCall. Despite the final result, she had three aces and 24 assists. That's the most aces McCall has posted in her last four games.
Rickards has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-9 record this season. As for Taylor County, they are on an eight-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-11.
Rickards didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-0 loss vs. Florida State University High School on the 23rd. Taylor County has also already played their next matchup, a 3-0 defeat against Suwannee on the 23rd.
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