There's no place like home for Richmond, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Lee County Yellow Jackets 3-2. For the Raiders, this counts as revenge for the 3-0 defeat the Yellow Jackets walked away with the last time they faced one another back in September.
Richmond had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 23-25, 21-25, 25-19, 26-24, 15-9.
Richmond was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in August.
The victory snapped Richmond's losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 7-12 record. As for Lee County, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-7 record this season.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Scotland the next time they take the court. Lee County will host Scotland at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, while Richmond will head out to face them at 6:15 p.m. on Thursday.
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