After both having extra time off, the Kempsville Chiefs and the Cox Falcons will shake off the rust and duke it out at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Kempsville is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Virginia's top teams: Kellam, who was ranked third at the time (Kempsville was ranked 12th). The Chiefs fell 3-1 to the Knights on Tuesday. The Chiefs' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
While Kempsville had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least 18 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-18, 15-25, 25-20.
Meanwhile, Cox came up short against Princess Anne on Tuesday, falling 3-0. The Falcons haven't had much luck with the Cavaliers recently, as the team has come up short the last six times they've met.
The final score came out to 25-16, 25-9, 25-11.
Cox's loss dropped their record down to 5-10. As for Kempsville, their defeat was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 8-1 and their overall record down to 11-4.
Everything went Kempsville's way against Cox in their previous matchup back in October of 2024, as Kempsville made off with a 3-0 victory. Do the Chiefs have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Falcons turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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