The Ridgevue Warhawks will head out to square off against the Meridian Warriors at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Ridgevue has now lost seven straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since September 5.
Last Wednesday, Ridgevue didn't have quite enough to beat Capital and fell 3-2. While the Warhawks didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Golden Eagles 25-19 in the first set.
Ridgevue started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 21-25, 25-16, 25-22, 15-9.
Despite the loss, Ridgevue got top-tier performance from Emma Bratvold, who had four digs and four aces. That's the most aces Bratvold has posted since back in September.
Even though they lost, Ridgevue was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Capital only served seven.
Meanwhile, Meridian came up short against Timberline on Tuesday, falling 3-0. The defeat continues a trend for the Warriors in their matchups with the Wolves: they've now lost seven in a row.
Meridian was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The final score came out to 25-22, 25-16, 25-20.
Ridgevue's record is now 3-12. As for Meridian, their record now sits at 6-12.
Ridgevue suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Meridian when the teams last played back in September of 2019. Can Ridgevue avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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