Volleyball Preview: Wade Hampton Generals vs. Travelers Rest Devildogs
Wade Hampton has gone 3-0 against Travelers Rest recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. The Wade Hampton Generals will stay at home for another game and welcome the Travelers Rest Devildogs at 6:00 p.m. The last three games Wade Hampton has played have been within one set, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Wade Hampton is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of South Carolina's top teams: Eastside, who was ranked fourth in their home state at the time (Wade Hampton was ranked 14th). Wade Hampton came out on top in a nail-biter against Eastside on Monday, sneaking past 3-2.
Wade Hampton took Eastside into a fifth set where they got it done with a two-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 27-25, 25-19, 20-25, 23-25, 16-14.
Meanwhile, Travelers Rest unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak back in September. They fell just short of Wade Hampton by a score of 3-2. The defeat continues a trend for the Devildogs in their matchups with the Generals: they've now lost three in a row.
Travelers Rest took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 24-26, 23-25, 25-19, 15-13.
Wade Hampton's win bumped their record up to 8-5. As for Travelers Rest, their loss dropped their record down to 5-9.
Wade Hampton skirted past Travelers Rest 3-2 in their previous meeting back in September. Does Wade Hampton have another victory up their sleeve, or will Travelers Rest turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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