After both having extra time off, the Poca The Dots and the Scott Skyhawks will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Poca is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of West Virginia's top teams: Buffalo, who was ranked 12th in their home state at the time (Poca was ranked 22nd). Poca fell just short of Buffalo by a score of 2-1 on Thursday. It was the first time this season that the The Dots let down their fans at home.
In a back-and-forth that saw neither team win consecutive sets, Poca sadly dropped the once that decided the match. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 20-25, 25-15.
Meanwhile, Scott came up short against Wayne last Saturday and fell 2-0. The match marked the first time this year in which the Skyhawks were not able to get on the board.
The final score came out to 25-16, 25-18.
Poca's loss ended a ten-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 21-4. As for Scott, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-4-1.
Poca came out on top in a nail-biter against Scott when the teams last played back in August, sneaking past 2-1. Does Poca have another victory up their sleeve, or will Scott turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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