St. Albans was the 2-0 winner over Ripley when they last played one another last Tuesday, but their luck changed this time around. The St. Albans Red Dragons fell just short of the Ripley Vikings by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. While the Red Dragons didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Vikings 25-20 in the first set.
St. Albans took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 25-21, 16-25, 25-19, 15-7.
Leading Ripley to victory were Kaydence Sheppard and Delaney Howery. Sheppard had eight digs and 17 assists, while Howery had 33 digs, two aces, and a kill.
St. Albans dropped their record down to 11-20 with the loss, which was their 11th straight on the road. As for Ripley, the win snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 13-11-3 record.
St. Albans will head out to square off against Hoover at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Ripley, they will stay at home for another game and welcome Nitro at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Ripley is facing Nitro at the right time seeing as Nitro is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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