John Battle didn't have done well against Gate City recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. The John Battle Trojans walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Gate City Blue Devils. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Trojans.
The final score came out to 26-24, 16-25, 25-16, 27-25.
Despite the loss, Gate City had strong showings from 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.
John Battle pushed their record up to 8-4 with that win, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Gate City, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-5.
John Battle will take on 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. As for Gate City, they 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.
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