The Churchill Bulldogs will face off against the Gaithersburg Trojans at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Churchill will be strutting in after a win while Gaithersburg will be coming in after a defeat.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Churchill and Clarksburg meet (two straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Thursday. The Bulldogs walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Coyotes.
Churchill had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 19-25, 25-15, 25-17, 25-12.
Meanwhile, Gaithersburg had to hit the road for their first game and it wasn't the result they were hoping for. They fell 2-0 to The Academy of the Holy Cross back in September.
The win got Churchill back to even at 8-8. As for Gaithersburg, their loss dropped their record down to 0-1.
Churchill took their victory against Gaithersburg in their previous matchup back in September of 2024 by a conclusive 3-0 score. Will the Bulldogs repeat their success, or do the Trojans have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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