If Rye was feeling good fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Crowley County on Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Thunderbolts fell just short of the Swink Lions by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. Thunderbolts fans who chose to attend the game sure picked the wrong one: it was the first time the team has lost against the Lions since Thursday.
Rye took Swink into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 25-17, 23-25, 20-25, 17-15.
Isabella Bond paced Rye's offense, picking up 13 kills. Bond got some help from Olivia Donlon and her 21 assists. Finally, Hayley Newitt kept Rye's defense grounded, leading the team with two blocks.
Having lost for the first time this season, Rye fell to 6-1. As for Swink, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-2.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Rye will challenge rival Hoehne at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Swink is set to square off against their familiar foe Walsenburg at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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