Birdville waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. Everything went their way against the Ryan Raiders as they made off with a 3-0 win. The Hawks have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Raiders, too.
The victory didn't come easy: Ryan scored at least 16 points in every set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 25-12, 25-16.
Among those leading the charge was Makena Wharton, who had 19 digs. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last 11 games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Hannah Moran, who had eight digs.
Birdville has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 16 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-4 record this season. As for Ryan, they dropped their record down to 12-18 with the defeat, which was their third straight at home.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Richland the next time they take the court. Ryan will head out to face Richland at 6:00 p.m. on Friday, while Birdville will host them at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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