Thunder Ridge faced Rigby in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. The Titans took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Trojans. The Titans have struggled against the Trojans recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Thunder Ridge was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Rigby work for it, especially in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 30-28, 25-17, 22-25, 25-21.
Jeslynn Furniss paced Thunder Ridge's offense, picking up ten kills. Furniss got some help from Avery Kunz and her 20 assists. Finally, Lucy Puchmeyer kept Thunder Ridge's defense grounded, leading the team with four blocks.
Breleigh Youngstrom had an outrageously good game for Rigby as she had 22 digs and two aces. Youngstrom is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in each of the last 17 games she's played.
Thunder Ridge's loss dropped their record down to 14-16. As for Rigby, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 30-7.
As of now, neither Thunder Ridge nor the Trojans have any future games scheduled.
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