On Saturday, Cabell Midland faced Spring Valley in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Cabell Midland Knights had just enough and edged the Spring Valley Timberwolves out 2-1. Winning may never get old, but the Knights sure are getting used to it with their fifth in a row.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Cabell Midland got the one that really mattered. The final score came out to 25-23, 21-25, 15-10.
Despite the loss, Spring Valley saw an underclassman step up: Aubrey Rutherford had seven digs and three aces. That's the most aces Rutherford has posted since back in August.
Cabell Midland is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 27-6-2 record this season. As for Spring Valley, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 22-7-2.
Cabell Midland wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 2-0 defeat against Morgantown on the 5th. Spring Valley has also already played their next match, a 2-0 victory against Philip Barbour on the 5th.
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