The Philip Barbour Colts are on the road again on Wednesday to play the Oak Glen Golden Bears at 6:30 p.m.
Philip Barbour is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of West Virginia's top teams: Bridgeport, who was ranked seventh in their home state at the time (Philip Barbour was ranked 12th). Philip Barbour fell just short of Bridgeport by a score of 2-1 on Saturday. While the Colts didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Indians 25-18 in the first set.
Philip Barbour started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. The match finished with set scores of 18-25, 26-24, 15-8.
Meanwhile, Oak Glen had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. They came out on top against the Beavers by a score of 3-1.
Oak Glen was especially dominant in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 23-25, 25-14, 25-20.
Philip Barbour has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 26-12 record this season. As for Oak Glen, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 21-3-3 record this season.
Philip Barbour suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Oak Glen in their previous matchup back in November of 2023. Can Philip Barbour avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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