The Woodridge Bulldogs will head out on the road to square off against the Cloverleaf Colts at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Woodridge is coming into the match hot, having won their last eight games.
Woodridge will bounce into Thursday's game after beating Norton, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Woodridge came out on top in a nail-biter against Norton on Tuesday, sneaking past 3-2.
Woodridge took Norton into a fifth set where they got it done with a three-point win. After all that action, the final score was 22-25, 25-13, 22-25, 25-23, 15-12.
Woodridge's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Catie Patterson, who had 39 digs and four aces, and Cece Patterson, who had 11 digs and seven aces. Catie is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had six or more in the last 33 games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Chloe Shipbaugh, who had ten digs.
Woodridge was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 22 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, Cloverleaf got the win against Field on Tuesday by a conclusive 3-0.
The final score came out to 32-30, 25-21, 26-24.
Woodridge pushed their record up to 9-1 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Cloverleaf, their record now sits at 6-2.
Woodridge came up short against Cloverleaf in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 3-1. Can Woodridge avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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