The River Islands Riptide made easy work of the Venture Academy Mustangs on Thursday and carried off a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Riptide.
One reason for the win was River Islands' just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-15, 25-12.
Their offense was headlined by Eric Irving and David Chua, who picked up nine kills apiece. They got some help from Urijah DeOcampo and his 21 assists. He and Chua didn't slow down when it came to serving: they led the team with two apiece.
Riptide
| 03/27/25 vs Venture Academy | 3-0 |
| 03/25/25 vs Aspire Langston Hughes Academy | 3-0 |
| 03/20/25 vs Tokay | 3-0 |
| 03/06/25 vs Stagg | 3-1 |
| 03/04/25 vs Modesto | 3-1 |
River Islands pushed their record up to 9-3 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Venture Academy, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost three of their last four contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 3-6 record this season.
River Islands will welcome Ben Holt College Prep Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Venture Academy, they will head out to take on Millennium at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Venture Academy is facing Millennium at the right time seeing as Millennium is stuck on an eight-game losing streak.
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