Volleyball Preview: Phillipsburg Stateliners vs. Ridge Red Devil
The Phillipsburg Stateliners's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Ridge Red Devil at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Monday, Phillipsburg came up short against West Morris Mendham and fell 2-0.
The loss didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: West Morris Mendham scored at least 17 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-17.
Meanwhile, Ridge was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their 18th straight defeat dating back to last season. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Warren Hills Regional.
Ridge might've come up short, but they didn't make it easy on Warren Hills Regional: every set was decided by exactly two points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 29-27.
Phillipsburg's loss dropped their record down to 4-10. As for Ridge, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-13.
Phillipsburg was able to grind out a solid win over Ridge when the teams last played back in September, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Phillipsburg since the squad 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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