After flying high against Shelbyville Central on Tuesday, Riverdale came back down to earth. The Warriors fell just short of the Siegel Stars by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Stars this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-0 back in August.
Riverdale actually scored more points across those five sets (106-101), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 21-25, 25-19, 12-25, 18-16.
Riverdale's defeat came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was McKenna Kendrick, who had 13 digs and two aces. Those aces marked the first that Kendrick has served this season. Abby Zimmerman was another key player, getting 24 digs and two aces.
Riverdale's record is now 8-13. As for Siegel, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-12.
Looking ahead, Riverdale will take on Green Hill at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Siegel, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-0 victory against Smyrna on the 12th.
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