The Cedar Ridge volleyball team defeated crosstown rival Orange for a third straight time on Tuesday night. The Red Wolves swept the Lady Panthers on scores of 25-11, 25-17, 25-16 at Red Wolves Gymnasium. Senior Addilyn Jackson finished with eleven kills and two aces. Sophomore Dani Solomon finished with 16 kills and four aces as the Red Wolves improved to 12-2. Cedar Ridge completed the first half of its Big 7 Conference schedule 6-1, one match behind Seaforth for first place. Jackson had consecutive aces as the Red Wolves jumped out to a 7-2 lead in the opening set. Solomon’s first kill came off a light tap to put Cedar Ridge ahead 6-2. Solomon came up with a block to increase the lead to 11-3 and the Red Wolves dominated from there. Jackson and Solomon each registered six kills in the second set. Orange rallied to even the frame at 16-16, but Cedar Ridge finished the set on a 9-1 run. Solomon delivered a kill assisted by Kaitlyn Dixon for the opening point in the run. Jackson scored a kill on set point. In the third set, Solomon finished with six kills and three aces. Jackson scored the opening point of the third set, then delivered another kill. Cedar Ridge will host Seaforth on Thursday in Hillsborough. It will be a showdown for first place in the Big 7 Conference.
