Darlington waltzed into their match on Thursday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Riverdale Chieftains. The Redbirds have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Chieftains, too.
Darlington walked away with the win (and looked especially good in the second set). The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-13, 25-20.
Darlington was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 14 aces in five consecutive contests.
Darlington is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-11 record this season. As for Riverdale, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-18.
Darlington has already played their next game, a 3-0 loss against Mineral Point on the 15th. As for Riverdale, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-0 defeat against Iowa-Grant on the 15th.
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