Summary

The Pleasant Ridge Rams hosted a non-league volleyball triangular against the Horton Chargers, as well as the Maur Hill Mount Academy Ravens. Maur Hill went flawless on the night despite having to have two uphill battles in back-to-back matches, beating both Horton and Pleasant Ridge. Horton lost for the first time this year against both Maur Hill and Pleasant Ridge, while the Rams ended the night in a split. 

Pleasant Ridge over Horton (25-12, 25-23)

Pleasant Ridge came out with a shocking hot start against the Horton Chargers, taking set one 25-12, after going up early 9-4 before Horton took their first timeout. The Chargers would get it within two 9-7, but the Rams would run away with the set, taking sixteen out of the last twenty-one points, including the seven straight points to end the match. The second set would go a little tighter, but the Rams would be able to squeeze out the victory 25-23 after Horton came back to tie it at 23-23. Pleasant Ridge had nine different players score and finished with eight aces and sixteen kills. The sophomore Maggie Lance led the up front in kills for the Rams in the victory over Horton. 

Maur Hill over Horton (18-25, 25-14, 25-22)

After Maur Hill dropped the first set to Horton 25-18, the Ravens bounced back with back-to-back quality sets 25-14 and 25-23 to beat the Chargers for the first time on the year. Capri Koechner had a phenomenal game against Horton with thirteen kills, one block, and an ace. Maur Hill finished with a total of 24 kills, 3 aces, and 6 blocks in the victory, while Kaitlyn Folsom led the front with three blocks by herself. Maur Hill managed to have seven different players score points, with Lucy Bradfield getting three kills and a block, and strong behind the service line, Annabella Robles had two aces. 

Maur Hill over Pleasant Ridge (25-22, 16-25, 25-17)

The final match-up of the night did not disappoint with high-intense back-and-forth action. Maur Hill went down early in set one, 20-15, but would come back to tie it at 21-21 before taking four out of the last five points to take the first set 25-22. Pleasant Ridge got out early in set two, like set one, but did not hold back, at one point being up 24-14, winning it 25-16. Maur Hill would escape yet another three-set battle with a strong third set against the Rams, 25-17, with Kaitlyn Folson and Capri Koechner putting the team on their backs to cross the finish line. Folsom ended with nine kills and two aces, while Koecher finished with 10 kills and four blocks in the victory over Horton. 

Conclusion

The Pleasant Ridge Rams were able to improve to 9-9 on the year with their match win over Horton, but after their second match loss, they dropped back one game below .500 again, now standing at 9-10 overall. The Maur Hill Ravens improve to a 15-7 overall record following back-to-back wins. The Horton Chargers fall under .500 and are now 12-13 overall, but still remain 8-1 in league play. 

(All Stats, except scores, are unofficial)