Volleyball Preview: Philip Barbour Colts vs. Morgantown Mohigans
Philip Barbour hasn't had much luck against Morgantown recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The Philip Barbour Colts will be staying on the road to face off against the Morgantown Mohigans at 9:00 a.m. Philip Barbour will be strutting in after a victory while Morgantown will be coming in after a loss.
Philip Barbour is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of West Virginia's top teams: Oak Glen, who was ranked third in their home state at the time (Philip Barbour was ranked 12th). Philip Barbour won by a set and slipped past Oak Glen 2-1.
In the two sets Philip Barbour was on fire: they won each by at least ten points. The final score came out to 22-25, 25-15, 25-14.
Meanwhile, Morgantown came up short against Marietta on Saturday, falling 3-0. The Mohigans have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-20, 25-15.
Even though they lost, Morgantown kept the net locked down and finished the game with ten blocks. That's the most blocks they've posted since the start of last season.
Philip Barbour is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 32-12-1 record this season. As for Morgantown, their defeat dropped their record down to 29-7.
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