The Patrick County Cougars will venture away from home to square off against the Alleghany Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
While Patrick County didn't have the best season last year (they finished 6-14), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Floyd County on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Cougars.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-17, 25-18.
Patrick County 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 eight aces in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Alleghany didn't have done well against Radford recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Alleghany had just enough and edged Radford out 3-2.
Alleghany was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (103-100), but they still managed to win. After all that action, the final score was 25-19, 21-25, 13-25, 26-24, 15-10.
Patrick County's record is now 7-2. As for Alleghany, their record now sits at 7-1.
Patrick County came up short against Alleghany in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 3-1. Can Patrick County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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