Richfield was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Simley Spartans. Richfield was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Simley apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played two weeks ago.
Richfield was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Simley work for it, especially in the fourth set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 24-26, 25-17, 26-24.
Even though they lost, Richfield was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September.
Richfield's defeat dropped their record down to 9-6-1. As for Simley, they pushed their record up to 8-5-1 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road.
Richfield will head out to challenge Hutchinson at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Simley, they and Two Rivers are set to duel on Tuesday.
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