ROCKY RIVER, Ohio (Oct. 1, 2024) -- Rocky River earned a gutsy 3-1 victory over an 11-win Westlake squad in Tuesday Cleveland West Conference action at Rocky River Gymnasium. The Pirates and Demons (11-6, 6-5 CWC) split the first two sets of the evening, and the home side rallied for 25-22 triumphs in games 3 and 4. 

With the 25-20, 19-25, 25-22, 25-22 conquest on home hardwood, River earned a two-match CWC sweep over the Demons; the Pirates had downed Westlake 3-1 at WHS Sept. 5. The win for the Pirates (9-3, 9-2) marked a rebound after a Saturday setback in a non-conference tilt at Brecksville. In conference play, the River Raiders have now earned five straight wins.

[Match stats unavailable at time of publication.]

"This was an amazing team effort tonight," said coach Wendy Raffin. "That's something we have going -- momentum with our play as a whole team."

The Pirates are now 4-1 in their last five matches against Westlake. That's a bounce-back from the Demons dropping the Double-R in eight straight from 2016-22.

Tuesday's contest at the Corner of Wagar & Detroit marked the first of three matches this week for the Rocky River Swat Team. River will be at Lakewood Thursday and then host a quad-match (Chardon, Elyria Catholic, North Ridgeville) on Saturday.

by Skip Snow

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