After both having extra time off, the Scotland Fighting Scots and the Richmond Raiders will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 6:15 p.m. on Thursday.
Richmond is facing Scotland at the wrong time: Scotland suffered their first home loss of the season on Thursday and they're likely out for redemption. They fell just short of the Patriots by a score of 3-2. It was the first time this season that the Fighting Scots let down their fans at home.
Scotland wouldn't go down easily and took Pinecrest into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking three-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 16-25, 25-14, 25-7, 23-25, 15-12.
Meanwhile, Richmond can finally bid farewell to their three-game losing streak thanks to their game on Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Lee County , sneaking past 3-2.
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 strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in three consecutive contests.
Scotland's defeat ended a 14-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 15-5. As for Richmond, their win bumped their record up to 7-12.
Everything went Scotland's way against Richmond in their previous matchup back in September, as Scotland made off with a 3-0 victory. Will Scotland repeat their success, or does Richmond have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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