Warren County hasn't had much luck against James Wood recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Wildcats will challenge the Colonels at 7:00 p.m. Warren County is coming into the contest hot, having won their last three games.
Warren County proved they can win big on Monday (they won by three) and on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged out Meridian 3-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Wildcats have posted since October 17, 2024.
Meanwhile, James Wood faced Kettle Run in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. The Colonels fell just short of the Cougars by a score of 3-2. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last five times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
James Wood came incredibly close to winning: the sets they lost were decided by three points or less. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 28-26, 17-25, 16-25, 25-22, 15-13.
Despite the loss, James Wood saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Bella Middleton had 16 assists and four digs. Kylie Putt also deserves some recognition as she served her first aces of the season.
James Wood's defeat was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 12-1 and their overall record down to 23-2. As for Warren County, their victory bumped their record up to 9-12.
Warren County suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to James Wood in their previous meeting on October 2nd. Can the Wildcats avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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