The Philip Simmons Iron Horses have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Woodland Wolverines at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Philip Simmons is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: Hedgesville, who was ranked second at the time (Philip Simmons was ranked 25th). Philip Simmons took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Hedgesville on Saturday.
While Philip Simmons was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the first set. The final score came out to 25-23, 25-21.
Philip Simmons' defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Dani Gehringer, who had three digs and ten assists, and Sophia Pheney, who had.
Meanwhile, Woodland came up short against Academic Magnet on Thursday, falling 3-0. The Wolverines have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-9, 25-6.
Philip Simmons' loss dropped their record down to 26-6-2. As for Woodland, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-4.
Philip Simmons took their victory against Woodland when the teams last played two weeks ago by a conclusive 3-0. Will Philip Simmons repeat their success, or does Woodland have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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