The Doddridge County Bulldogs will head out on the road to face off against the Ritchie County Rebels at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Doddridge County is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.
On Thursday, it was close, but Doddridge County sidestepped South Harrison for a 3-2 win.
Doddridge County was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (99-88), but they still managed to win. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-18, 13-25, 10-25, 15-13.
Meanwhile, Ritchie County had to endure a five-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They walked away with a 2-0 victory over East Fairmont two weeks ago.
While Ritchie County won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the first set they played. The final score came out to 25-22, 25-16.
Doddridge County has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-8 record this season. As for Ritchie County, their win ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-6.
Doddridge County beat Ritchie County 3-1 in their previous matchup back in September. The rematch might be a little tougher for Doddridge County 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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