The Blue Ridge Yellow Jackets will challenge the Winslow Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Winslow took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Blue Ridge, who comes in off a win.
Blue Ridge took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Holbrook as Blue Ridge made off with a 3-0 win. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Yellow Jackets have posted against the Roadrunners since October 11, 2022.
Meanwhile, Winslow didn't have quite enough to beat Show Low on Tuesday and fell 3-2. The Bulldogs have struggled against the Cougars recently, as their game on Tuesday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Winslow started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 16-25, 19-25, 26-24, 25-20, 15-8.
Blue Ridge's win bumped their record up to 19-20. As for Winslow, their loss dropped their record down to 18-12.
Blue Ridge came out on top in a nail-biter against Winslow when the teams last played back in September, sneaking past 3-2. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Winslow's Natilyn Nez, who had 21 digs. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Blue Ridge still be able to contain Nez? There's only one way to find out.
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