River Ridge won the last time they faced Cassville, and things went their way on Tuesday too. The River Ridge Timberwolves were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Cassville Comets. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Timberwolves.
A big factor in the win was River Ridge's feisty defense: they held Cassville to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 27-25, 25-20, 25-18.
River Ridge can attribute much of their success to Emily Tesar, who had five aces.
She wasn't the only good server: River Ridge was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
River Ridge's victory ended a six-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 9-8. As for Cassville, they dropped their record down to 2-7 with the loss, which was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season.
River Ridge will venture away from home to challenge Potosi at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. As for Cassville, they will challenge Belmont at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Belmont will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something Cassville surely won't give up without a fight.
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