Volleyball Preview: Bad Axe Hatchets vs. Laker Lakers
Bad Axe is 8-2 against Laker since September of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Bad Axe Hatchets are on the road again to play the Laker Lakers at 7:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Saturday, Bad Axe came up short against Ubly and fell 2-0. The Hatchets have struggled against the Bearcats recently, as their game on Saturday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Bad Axe was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 25-20.
Meanwhile, Laker and Fellowship Baptist Academy squared off in some playoff action on Saturday, but Laker had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Falcons by a score of 2-1. The defeat leaves the Lakers without a win on the season.
Laker actually scored more points across those three sets (56-55), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 14-25, 25-17, 16-14.
Bad Axe's loss dropped their record down to 10-9-4. As for Laker, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-15-1.
Bad Axe took their win against Laker in their previous meeting back in September by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Bad Axe since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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