After flying high against Bellaire on Monday, Shadyside came back down to earth. The Tigers took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the River Pilots on Saturday. The defeat continues a trend for the Tigers in their meetings with the Pilots: they've now lost five in a row.
Shadyside was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made River work for it, especially in the fourth set. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-11, 20-25, 27-25.
Aubrey Nippert paced Shadyside's offense, picking up 15 kills. Nippert got some help from Ali Weatherson and her 36 assists. Finally, Sophie Boltz kept Shadyside's defense grounded, leading the team with three blocks.
Having lost for the first time this season, Shadyside fell to 2-1. As for River, they pushed their record up to 3-1 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Shadyside didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 3-2 loss against The Linsly School on the 25th. As for River, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 3-2 defeat against Monroe Central on the 28th.
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