The Riverton Silverwolves will face off against the Mountain Ridge Sentinels at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Riverton will be strutting in after a victory while Mountain Ridge will be coming in after a loss.
Having struggled with eight defeats in a row, Riverton finally turned things around against Salt Lake Academy on Thursday. They came out on top against the Griffins by a score of 3-1.
Riverton walked away with the win (and looked especially good in the fourth set). The final score came out to 25-22, 15-25, 25-20, 25-13.
Meanwhile, Mountain Ridge faced Bingham in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. Mountain Ridge took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Bingham. It was the first time this season that the Sentinels let down their fans at home.
Mountain Ridge started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 28-26, 25-23, 25-22.
Mountain Ridge might have lost, but man, Ava Livolsi was a machine: she had 20 digs and two aces. With that strong performance, Livolsi is now averaging an impressive 10.1 digs per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Rylee Lesh, who had nine digs and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Mountain Ridge was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in ten consecutive games.
Riverton's victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 12-13. As for Mountain Ridge, their loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 21-5.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's match: Riverton has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Mountain Ridge struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Riverton suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Mountain Ridge when the teams last played on October 1st. Will Riverton have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more volleyball content.
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