St. Albans faced Ripley in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. The Red Dragons narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Vikings 2-1. This was payback for the Red Dragons, who suffered a 3-2 defeat the last time these two teams met.
St. Albans had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-16, 15-10.
Aubree O'Connor paced St. Albans' offense, picking up six kills. O'Connor got some help from Ellah Smith and her nine assists. Smith was also a major player on defense: she and she shared the team lead in blocks, finishing with five each.
Red Dragons
| 08/30/25 vs Ripley | 2-1 |
| 08/30/25 vs South Charleston | 2-1 |
| 08/28/25 vs Wirt County | 2-1 |
| 08/28/25 @ Buffalo | 2-1 |
The victory was the fourth in a row for St. Albans, bringing their record up to 6-1. As for Ripley, their loss dropped their record down to 4-2.
St. Albans has already played their next matchup (against Wayne), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Ripley, they have also already played their next contest, a 2-0 win against Point Pleasant on the 2nd.
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