Ritchie County entered their contest against Robert C. Byrd on Thursday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Ritchie County Rebels fell just short of the Robert C. Byrd Eagles by a score of 3-2. The Rebels were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Eagles apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in October of 2023.
Ritchie County started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 0-25, 0-25, 25-0, 25-0, 25-0.
This is the second loss in a row for Ritchie County and nudges their season record down to 3-8. As for Robert C. Byrd, they moved to 17-16 with that win, which also ended their three-game losing streak.
Ritchie County will head out to face off against Philip Barbour at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Robert C. Byrd, they will welcome Lincoln at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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