Rye entered their tilt with Pueblo Central on Friday with seven consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with eight. They blew past the Pueblo Central Wildcats 3-0. That's more bragging rights for the Thunderbolts, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
One reason for the win was Rye's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-18, 25-12.
Rye was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 14 consecutive games.
Despite the loss, Pueblo Central had strong showings from Natalie Alfonso, who had three digs and 17 assists, and Rose Martinez, who had seven digs, six kills, and a block.
Rye has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season. As for Pueblo Central, they dropped their record down to 10-11 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Rye has already played their next contest, a 3-0 victory against Sanford on the 25th. As for Pueblo Central, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 3-0 loss against La Veta on the 26th.
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