Riverton faced Mountain Ridge in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. The Silverwolves lost 3-0 to the Sentinels. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Sentinels this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-0 back in March.
While Riverton was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Mountain Ridge's winning margin in every set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 25-15, 25-20.
Landon Lewis paced Riverton's offense, picking up seven kills. Lewis got some help from Harrison Van Horn and his ten assists.
Among those leading the charge was Mason McNees, who had ten digs and two assists. That's the most assists he has posted since back in March. Conner Snelson also deserves some recognition as he had his first kills of the season.
Riverton is on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 13-13. As for Mountain Ridge, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-3 record this season.
We've got plenty of inter-region action coming up soon. Riverton will challenge rival Copper Hills at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Mountain Ridge is set to square off against their familiar foe Herriman at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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