Roane County has gone 10-0 against Doddridge County recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Roane County Raiders are taking a road trip to square off against the Doddridge County Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. Roane County has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with three straight defeats, while Doddridge County will come in with four straight victories.
Roane County and Ripley met for a duel on Tuesday where Roane County had to take the L. Roane County lost 3-0 to Ripley. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Raiders have suffered since September 3rd.
Roane County was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Ripley work for it, especially in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-24, 25-13, 25-18.
Meanwhile, Doddridge County was able to grind out a solid win over Calhoun on Monday, taking the game 3-1.
Doddridge County had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 28-26, 25-8, 25-18.
Doddridge County was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five games they've averaged 9.6.
Roane County's defeat dropped their record down to 2-10-1. As for Doddridge County, their victory bumped their record up to 6-7.
Roane County took their win against Doddridge County in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Roane County since the team 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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