River Valley lost against Lancaster back in September, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The River Valley Blackhawks fell just short of the Lancaster Flying Arrows by a score of 3-2. While the Blackhawks didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Flying Arrows 25-8 in the first period.
River Valley took Lancaster into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking four-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-8, 25-19, 21-25, 15-11.
Despite the loss, River Valley still got an impressive performance from Ava Mcdonald, who had five aces and four digs. That's the most aces Mcdonald has posted since back in August.
Even though they lost, River Valley was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in five consecutive matches.
River Valley's loss dropped their record down to 10-12. As for Lancaster, the win snapped their losing streak at five games and leaves them with a 9-12 record.
River Valley didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 2-0 defeat against Heritage Christian on the 5th. After both having extra time off, Lancaster and Prairie du Chien will shake off the cobwebs and take on one another at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Prairie du Chien is coming into the contest with six straight losses at home, meaning Lancaster will have to defend against a squad hungry for a victory.
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