Rifle was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their 11th straight loss. They lost 3-0 to the Coal Ridge Titans. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Titans this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 2-0 back in August.
While Rifle was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Coal Ridge's winning margin in every set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-10, 25-14, 25-22.
Jasmin Abarca Holbrook paced Rifle's offense, picking up six kills. Abarca Holbrook got some help from Pearl Langstaff and her 11 assists. Jaelyn Alcantar and Serenity Tollefson kept things locked in from the service line: the pair finished with two aces apiece.
Rifle's defeat dropped their record down to 1-14. As for Coal Ridge, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season.
Rifle will head out on the road to face off against Delta at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Coal Ridge, they have already played their next matchup, a 3-0 victory against Moffat County on the 18th.
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