(Red Oak, IA) — 5th ranked Riverside will have their toughest test of the young season as they visit #11 Red Oak in a volleyball match tonight, coverage on KSOM.
The Bulldogs are 12-0 with wins at the AHSTW and Griswold tournaments plus a 3-0 win in their conference opener last Thursday against Logan Magnolia. Head Coach Brooke Flathers likes what she sees so far
One of the biggest changes for Riverside is that there is just one setter — Junior Ashley Kelley shared the spot with Bentley Rone last year but now Kelley is doing it all herself. Flathers says Kelley is a super setter and a super athlete
It would seem likely that Senior Sydney Somers would be leading this team in kills — she last year’s team as a Junior but instead its Senior Lilli Reed with 77 kills and Somers has 69 and Junior Vivian Gross has 49. Flathers says it does not matter who leads; you just have to convert when its your turn in the rotation
Red Oak is 9-1 — their only loss coming against Lewis Central in a tournament. Senior Keely Jones leads the Tigers with 106 kills; 2nd in digs with 56 plus has 6 blocks and 7 aces with a serving percentage of 96.8. Junior Ella Blackman has 144 assists; Sophie Snyder has 57 digs; Senior Natalie Johnson 11 Blocks; and Senior Mariel Ramirez 11 aces.
Game time is 7:30 pm, coverage on 96.5 FM KSOM.
Riverside Head Coach Brooke Flathers
