Nicholas County has won three straight games at home, while Ripley has won three straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Wednesday. The Nicholas County Grizzlies will welcome the Ripley Vikings at 5:30 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
On Tuesday, Nicholas County made easy work of Braxton County and carried off a 3-0 victory.
The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-5, 25-9.
Meanwhile, Ripley and Roane County met for a duel on Tuesday where Ripley prevailed. Ripley put the hurt on Roane County with a sharp 3-0 win. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Vikings have posted since August 22nd.
Ripley never let Roane County on the board, but things got pretty close in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-24, 25-13, 25-18.
Ripley was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're ace total in three consecutive games.
Nicholas County's win bumped their record up to 11-13-1. As for Ripley, their victory bumped their record up to 8-6-1.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's match: Nicholas County has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.8 aces per game. However, it's not like Ripley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Nicholas County came up short against Ripley in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Nicholas County avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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