Volleyball Preview: West Jefferson Roughriders vs. Greenon Knights
The West Jefferson Roughriders will square off against the Greenon Knights at 6:45 p.m. on Tuesday.
West Jefferson is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Southeastern Local just ended the team's seven-game winning streak on Thursday. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Trojans. The loss continues a trend for the Roughriders in their matchups with the Trojans: they've now lost seven in a row.
The final score came out to 25-18, 25-18, 15-25, 27-25.
Despite the defeat, West Jefferson saw an underclassman step up: Josaphine Stryker had 14 digs. Those 14 digs set a new season-high mark for her.
Meanwhile, Greenon was able to grind out a solid win over Triad on Tuesday, taking the game 3-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Knights.
Greenon had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first first set, they turned around to win the next three. After all that action, the final score was 19-25, 25-17, 25-20, 25-17.
West Jefferson's loss dropped their record down to 8-4. As for Greenon, their victory bumped their record up to 3-4.
West Jefferson was able to grind out a solid win over Greenon in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for West Jefferson since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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