River Valley and Worthington Christian met for a duel on Saturday where River Valley had to take the L. The River Valley Vikings fell just short of the Worthington Christian Warriors by a score of 3-2.
River Valley took Worthington Christian into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking seven-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-17, 22-25, 23-25, 15-8.
Madelyn Cheney and Hailee Osborne certainly did their best on Saturday to avoid the loss. Cheney had 19 digs and four aces, while Osborne had 21 digs. The dominant performance gave Cheney a new career-high in aces.
Even though they lost, River Valley kept the net locked down and finished the game with 18 blocks. That's the most blocks they've managed all season.
River Valley has traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-16 record this season. As for Worthington Christian, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 14-9.
River Valley does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Worthington Christian, they will venture away from home to square off against Highland at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Highland is coming into the match with ten straight victories at home, so Worthington Christian will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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