The Riverview Sharks will challenge the Gaither Cowboys at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Riverview took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They won by a set and slipped past Lennard 3-2.
Riverview took Lennard into a fifth set where they got it done with a six-point win. The final score came out to 25-13, 25-20, 20-25, 23-25, 15-9.
Riverview can attribute much of their success to Deyanamarie Flanagan, who had four digs and two aces. Flanagan has been hot recently, having also posted 11 or more assists the last seven times she's played.
Riverview was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Gaither beat Robinson 3-1 on Tuesday.
Gaither had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first first set, they turned around to win the next three. After all that action, the final score was 19-25, 25-20, 25-20, 25-23.
Riverview now has a winning record of 7-6. As for Gaither, the win also got them back to even at 6-6.
Riverview was able to grind out a solid victory over Gaither in their previous meeting back in September of 2022, winning 2-0. Will Riverview repeat their success, or does Gaither have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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