Parke Heritage posted their closest win since October 12, 2024 on Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Riverton Parke Panthers, sneaking past 3-2. For the Wolves, this counts as revenge for the 2-1 victory the Panthers walked away with the last time they faced one another back in October of 2024.
Parke Heritage took Riverton Parke into a fifth set where they got it done with a two-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 21-25, 25-17, 25-17, 16-25, 15-13.

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Parke Heritage's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Carly Newnum led the charge by getting ten digs and two assists. Those two assists gave Newnum a new career-high.
Parke Heritage was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Riverton Parke only served six aces.
Despite the loss, Riverton Parke still got an impressive performance from Cora Batty, who had 21 digs and five assists.
Parke Heritage pushed their record up to 2-2 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Riverton Parke, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
Parke Heritage didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 3-2 loss against Northview on the 25th. Riverton Parke has also already played their next contest (against Shakamak), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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