Loyal unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They fell 2-0 to the Rib Lake Redmen on Tuesday. Greyhounds fans who chose to attend the game sure picked the wrong one: it was the first time the team has lost against the Redmen since Tuesday.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 25-20.
Leading Rib Lake to victory were Avery Niemi and Tahlia Scheithauer. Niemi had four digs and four aces, while Scheithauer had seven digs and one assist. Those four aces gave Niemi a new career-high.
Rib Lake has started the season off flawlessly and has a 2-0 record to show for it.
Looking ahead, Loyal is packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game of the season: they will square off against Prentice at 6:00 p.m. on September 4. As for Rib Lake, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 2-0 victory against Augusta on the 26th.
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