Winfield has gone 4-0 against Ripley recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Winfield Generals will head out to take on the Ripley Vikings at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Winfield has four straight victories, Ripley has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Winfield is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of West Virginia's top teams: Buffalo, who was ranked 17th in their home state at the time (Winfield was ranked 25th). Winfield blew past Buffalo 3-0 on Tuesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Generals have posted since September 3rd.
The final score came out to 25-22, 25-16, 25-23.
Meanwhile, Ripley came up short against St. Albans on Tuesday and fell 2-0.
While Ripley was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-14.
Winfield is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a massive bump to their 18-10-4 record this season. As for Ripley, their loss dropped their record down to 12-10-2.
Winfield came out on top in a nail-biter against Ripley in their previous matchup back in September, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Winfield since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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