Volleyball Preview: East Dubuque Warriors vs. River Ridge Wildcats
On Wednesday East Dubuque will have to hit the road after four straight games at home. They will venture away from home to face off against the River Ridge Wildcats at 5:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, East Dubuque beat Scales Mound 2-0.
While East Dubuque won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the first set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-12.
Meanwhile, River Ridge had just enough and edged West Carroll out 2-1 on Thursday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Wildcats.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was River Ridge who won the one that mattered. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 27-29, 25-10.
East Dubuque is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-11-3 record this season. As for River Ridge, their victory ended an eight-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 8-17-1.
East Dubuque beat River Ridge 2-0 when the teams last played back in September. The rematch might be a little tougher for East Dubuque 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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