Richlands is 0-10 against West Carteret since September of 2016 but things could change on Thursday. The Richlands Wildcats will be staying on the road to face off against the West Carteret Patriots at 6:00 p.m.
Last Tuesday, Richlands didn't have quite enough to beat White Oak and fell 3-2.
Richlands wouldn't go down easily and took White Oak into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. The final score came out to 25-14, 24-26, 23-25, 25-18, 15-13.
Meanwhile, West Carteret came tearing into Tuesday's match with three straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Cougars.
While West Carteret won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-23, 25-18.
Riley Williams and Anderson Day were among the main playmakers for West Carteret as the former had six digs and 19 assists and the latter had five digs and 11 assists.
Richlands' defeat dropped their record down to 6-9. As for West Carteret, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season.
Richlands might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from West Carteret in their previous meeting back in September. Can Richlands avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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