The Riverdale Ridge Ravens will take on the Walsenburg Panthers at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Walsenburg took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Riverdale Ridge, who comes in off a win.
If Boulder wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Riverdale Ridge, they should've done a better job of containing Araceli Rueda. Riverdale Ridge put the hurt on Boulder with a sharp 3-0 victory on Wednesday thanks in part to Rueda, who had 25 digs. She has been hot , having posted ten or more digs the last eight times she's played.
While Riverdale Ridge won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-12, 25-22.
Riverdale Ridge's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Nila Cartagena, who had 13 digs.
Meanwhile, Walsenburg didn't have quite enough to beat Primero on Wednesday and fell 3-2. The Panthers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Walsenburg took Primero into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking 11-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 23-25, 19-25, 25-13, 15-4.
Riverdale Ridge has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-8 record this season. As for Walsenburg, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-11.
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