The Nicholas County Grizzlies are on the road again on Tuesday to play the Ripley Vikings at 6:00 p.m. Nicholas County will be strutting in after a win while Ripley will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Tuesday, Nicholas County was able to grind out a solid victory over Bluefield, taking the game 2-0.
The 2-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Nicholas County was: they took both sets by at least ten points. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-11.
Meanwhile, Ripley came up short against Buffalo on Thursday and fell 3-1.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-12, 16-25, 25-14.
Despite the loss, Ripley saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Kaydence Sheppard had nine digs and 13 assists.
Nicholas County is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 16-22-2 record this season. As for Ripley, they dropped their record down to 16-14-4 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's game: Nicholas County has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Ripley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Nicholas County came up short against Ripley in their previous meeting on October 2nd, falling 2-0. Can Nicholas County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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