Volleyball Game Preview: Athens Plays at Home

By Team Reports Sep 16, 2024, 1:11am

Volleyball Preview: Athens Wildcats vs. North Penn-Liberty Mountie

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Athens hasn't had much luck against North Penn-Liberty recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. After both having extra time off, both will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 6:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

Athens is headed into Thursday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Thursday. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Wellsboro.

Athens started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. After all that action, the final score was 18-25, 25-12, 27-25, 25-15.

Meanwhile, North Penn-Liberty was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell 3-1 to Northeast Bradford.

Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-27, 25-22, 25-20.

Athens' defeat dropped their record down to 1-4. As for North Penn-Liberty, their loss dropped their record down to 6-4-3.

Athens might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from North Penn-Liberty when the teams last played last Thursday. Will Athens have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.

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