Walnut Ridge is 1-9 against Briggs since September of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Walnut Ridge Scots are on the road again to play the Briggs Bruins at 5:30 p.m.
Walnut Ridge might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 3-2 to Africentric Early College, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Meanwhile, Briggs put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over Eastmoor Academy.
After all that action, the final score was 25-18, 26-24, 22-25, 25-16.
Kinsey Rife was a one-man wrecking crew for Briggs as she had 18 digs and five aces. Rife is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had five or more in the last nine games she's played dating back to last season.
Briggs was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 29 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Walnut Ridge now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Briggs, their win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-0.
Walnut Ridge might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Briggs when the teams last played back in August. Can Walnut Ridge avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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