Ridgeview hasn't had much luck against Gate City recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Ridgeview Wolfpack will welcome the Gate City Blue Devils at 6:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Ridgeview sitting on 18 straight wins and Gate City on three.
Last Tuesday, Ridgeview got the win against Union by a conclusive 3-0.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Ridgeview was: they took every set by at least 12 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-13, 25-11.
Meanwhile, Gate City earned a 3-1 victory over Lee on Tuesday.
Gate City had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 21-25, 25-14, 25-12, 25-14.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Gate City to victory, but perhaps none more so than Sophie Webb, who had four digs and 13 assists. Webb is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 13 or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Emma Rhoton, who had 13 digs.
Gate City was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in three consecutive matchups.
Ridgeview pushed their record up to 18-0 with the win, which was their seventh straight on the road. As for Gate City, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 7-9.
Ridgeview took their win against Gate City when the teams last played back in September by a conclusive 3-0. Will Ridgeview repeat their success, or does Gate City have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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