Gate City is 8-2 against Ridgeview since October of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Gate City Blue Devils will challenge the Ridgeview Wolfpack at 6:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Gate City sitting on three straight victories and Ridgeview on 18.
Last Tuesday, Gate City earned a 3-1 win over Lee.
Gate City had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-14, 25-12, 25-14.
Gate City's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from 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 matches.
Meanwhile, Ridgeview made easy work of Union on Tuesday and carried off a 3-0 victory.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Ridgeview was: they took every set by at least 12 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 25-13, 25-11.
Gate City's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 7-9. As for Ridgeview, their victory was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 18-0.
Gate City might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Ridgeview when the teams last played back in September. Can Gate City avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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