The Estero Wildcats will take on the Riverdale Raiders in a tournament on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Estero's tournament run continued when they took on Ida Baker on Tuesday. The Wildcats were the clear victors by a 3-0 margin over the Bulldogs. The Wildcats haven't had any issues with the Bulldogs recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.
The final score came out to 25-13, 25-14, 25-19.
Meanwhile, Riverdale made easy work of North Fort Myers on Tuesday and carried off a 3-0 victory. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Raiders have posted against the Red Knights since September 29, 2021.
Riverdale walked away with the victory (and looked especially good in the first set). Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 25-21, 25-20.
Estero better focus on containing Natalie Grant and Sadie Gutridge as the pair were huge in Riverdale's win. Grant had seven digs and three aces, while Gutridge had six digs. That's the most digs Gutridge has posted over her last five matchups.
Riverdale was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 13 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as North Fort Myers only served four.
Riverdale's win bumped their record up to 14-10. As for Estero, their victory bumped their record up to 17-7.
Estero took their win against Riverdale when the teams last played back in August by a conclusive 3-0 score. Do the Wildcats have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Raiders turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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