Gate City was the 3-1 winner over John Battle when they last played one another back in November of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Gate City Blue Devils fell 3-1 to the John Battle Trojans on Tuesday. The Blue Devils just can't catch a break and have now endured three losses in a row.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-24, 16-25, 25-16, 27-25.
Gate City's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Sophie Webb, who had ten digs and two aces, and Emma Rhoton, who had 15 digs. The dominant performance gave Webb a new career-high in aces.
Gate City's loss dropped their record down to 1-5. As for John Battle, their win was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-4.
Gate City will welcome Lee at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Gate City is facing Lee at the right time seeing as Lee is stuck on an eight-game losing streak. As for John Battle, they will venture away from home to face off against Abingdon at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both are at an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2019, but likely not for long.
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