Bruton hasn't had much luck against Grafton recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Bruton Panthers will face off against the Grafton Clippers at 6:30 p.m. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
On Tuesday, Bruton made easy work of Lafayette and carried off a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Panthers.
Meanwhile, Grafton faced New Kent in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. Grafton put the hurt on New Kent with a sharp 3-0 win. The victory was familiar territory for the Clippers who have now won five contests in a row.
Grafton was especially dominant in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-20, 25-18.
Bruton's win bumped their record up to 13-3. As for Grafton, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-2 record this season.
Bruton came up short against Grafton in their previous meeting back in September, falling 3-1. Can Bruton avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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