After both having extra time off, the Richmond Raiders and the Scotland Fighting Scots will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 6:15 p.m. on Thursday. Richmond is no doubt hoping to put an end to a six-game streak of away losses.
Having struggled with three defeats in a row, Richmond finally turned things around against Lee County on Thursday. They won by a set and slipped past the Yellow Jackets 3-2.
Richmond had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 23-25, 21-25, 25-19, 26-24, 15-9.
Richmond was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Scotland entered their contest against Pinecrest on Thursday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Scotland fell just short of Pinecrest by a score of 3-2. It was the first time this season that the Fighting Scots let down their fans at home.
Scotland wouldn't go down easily and took Pinecrest into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking three-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 16-25, 25-14, 25-7, 23-25, 15-12.
Richmond's victory bumped their record up to 7-12. As for Scotland, their loss ended a 14-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 15-5.
Richmond might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Scotland in their previous matchup back in September. Can Richmond avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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