The Richmond Oilers will head out to challenge the Kennedy Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Richmond has struggled recently with eight losses in a row, while Kennedy will arrive with seven straight wins.
Richmond had taken Vallejo down for four straight games at home, but that winning streak came to an end on Friday. Richmond fell just short of Vallejo by a score of 3-2.
In a back-and-forth that saw neither team win consecutive sets, Richmond sadly dropped the once that decided the match. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-0, 0-25, 25-0, 0-25, 15-0.
Meanwhile, Kennedy sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over Bethel on Monday.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Kennedy got the one that really mattered. The final score came out to 25-21, 23-25, 25-17, 23-25, 15-12.
Richmond's defeat dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Kennedy, they pushed their record up to 7-0 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Richmond suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Kennedy in their previous matchup back in February. Can Richmond avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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