Riverside hasn't had much luck against Englewood recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Generals will square off against the Rams at 6:00 p.m. Riverside will be strutting in after a win while Englewood will be coming in after a loss.
Riverside took a three-set defeat the last time they faced off against ED White, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. The Generals had just enough and edged out the Commanders 3-2 on Thursday.
Riverside had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 22-25, 25-21, 25-19, 15-11.
The home team had won the previous four meetings between Englewood and Sandalwood, and Sandalwood kept the tradition alive. The Rams came up short against the Saints on Tuesday, falling 3-0. The Rams have struggled against the Saints recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
While Englewood was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Sandalwood's winning margin in every set. The final score came out to 25-11, 25-13, 25-17.
Riverside's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-16. As for Englewood, they now have a losing record of 7-8.
Riverside suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Englewood in their previous matchup back in September. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of the Rams' Phoenix Kimura, who had 19 digs and five aces. Now that the Generals know the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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