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By Team Reports Sep 21, 2024, 12:26am

Volleyball Preview: Ridgway Demons vs. Norwood Mavericks

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Ridgway and Norwood are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2018, but not for long. The Ridgway Demons will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against the Norwood Mavericks at 4:30 p.m. Ridgway will be strutting in after a victory while Norwood will be coming in after a loss.

Having struggled with 19 defeats in a row dating back to last season, Ridgway finally turned things around against Ouray on Thursday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Trojans.

Ridgway was staring down a 1-1 deficit headed into the third set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 16-25, 25-13, 29-27.

Meanwhile, Norwood suffered their biggest loss since October 28, 2023 on Saturday. They came up short against Plateau Valley, falling 3-0.

While Norwood ultimatly came up short, they didn't go down without a fight: they scored at least 18 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-22, 25-22.

Ridgway's victory ended an eight-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 1-8. As for Norwood, their defeat was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 3-7.

Ridgway suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Norwood in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can Ridgway avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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