On Saturday, University faced Philip Barbour in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The University Hawks had just enough and edged the Philip Barbour Colts out 2-1. This was payback for the Hawks, who suffered a 2-1 defeat the last time these two teams met.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was University who won the one that mattered. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 22-25, 15-8.
The victory made it two in a row for University and bumps their season record up to 30-7-1. As for Philip Barbour, they moved to 34-13-2 with that loss, which also ended their seven-game winning streak.
University has already played their next match, a 2-0 defeat against Woodrow Wilson on the 19th. As for Philip Barbour, they will challenge Ritchie County at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Philip Barbour will be looking to keep their 15-game home win streak alive.
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