Graham lost against Richlands back in October of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The G-Men took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Blue Tornado. While the G-Men didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Blue Tornado 25-20 in the first set.
Graham started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 20-25, 25-17, 25-16, 25-23.
Elise Jacobs paced Graham's offense, picking up ten kills. Jacobs also shared the team's lead in assists with Grace Dixon: they picked up 11 each. Kadance Bowman controlled things from the service line, finishing with six aces.
This is the second loss in a row for Graham and nudges their season record down to 5-6. As for Richlands, their victory was their first in the region, bumping their region record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 6-8.
Graham and Richlands could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Virginia Rankings. The G-Men will take on Bluefield at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday with a big rank disadvantage (296 vs. 121). Meanwhile, Richlands (ranked 257th) will meet Grundy (ranked 111th) at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.
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