The Bryan Vikings are taking a road trip to take on the Copperas Cove Bulldawgs at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
Bryan is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Temple just ended the team's three-match winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Wildcats by a score of 3-2. While the Vikings didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Wildcats 25-20 in the first set.
Bryan wouldn't go down easily and took Temple into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking four-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 25-11, 23-25, 25-9, 15-11.
Meanwhile, Copperas Cove entered their tilt with Shoemaker on Tuesday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They blew past the Wolves 3-0.
One reason for the win was Copperas Cove's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. The final score came out to 25-22, 25-14, 25-12.
Copperas Cove's victory bumped their record up to 19-17. As for Bryan, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-24.
Bryan suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Copperas Cove in their previous matchup back in September. Can the Vikings avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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