Riverdale Baptist entered their match against Lanham Christian on Monday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Riverdale Baptist Crusaders fell just short of the Lanham Christian Lions by a score of 3-2. The Crusaders were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Lions apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in October.
Riverdale Baptist took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The final score came out to 25-20, 25-27, 23-25, 25-20, 15-13.
Riverdale Baptist's loss came despite strong showings from Rhian Johnson and Averi Hanna. Johnson had 27 digs, while Hanna had 14 digs, nine kills, six blocks, and four aces. Hanna is crushing it when it comes to blocks: she's had at least two every time she's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Jade Rios, who had ten digs and three aces.
Even though they lost, Riverdale Baptist kept the net locked down and finished the game with 12 blocks. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now had at least 12 blocks in three consecutive games.
Riverdale Baptist's loss ended an 18-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 16-3. As for Lanham Christian, the victory got them back to even at 3-3.
As of now, neither Riverdale Baptist nor Lanham Christian have any future games scheduled.
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