The Western Branch Bruins will face off against the Indian River Braves at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Western Branch is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Virginia's top teams: Grassfield, who was ranked 14th at the time (Western Branch was ranked tenth). The Bruins fell 3-1 to the Grizzlies on Tuesday. The Bruins have struggled against the Grizzlies recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Western Branch started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-14, 25-14, 25-22.
Meanwhile, Indian River waltzed into their match on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They were the clear victors by a 3-0 margin over the Bulldogs.
Indian River's victory bumped their record up to 5-3. As for Western Branch, their defeat was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 5-1 and their overall record down to 10-2.
Western Branch came out on top in a nail-biter against Indian River when the teams last played back in October of 2024, sneaking past 3-2. Do the Bruins have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Braves turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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