Volleyball Preview: Athens Golden Eagles vs. Buckhorn Bucks
Athens is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Buckhorn is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Athens Golden Eagles will welcome the Buckhorn Bucks at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Buckhorn took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Athens, who comes in off a win.
On Tuesday, Athens earned a 3-1 victory over Muscle Shoals.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-23, 21-25, 25-21.
Meanwhile, Buckhorn didn't have quite enough to beat Madison County on Tuesday and fell 2-1.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Buckhorn sadly wound up on the wrong side. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 23-25, 15-10.
Despite the defeat, Buckhorn saw an underclassman step up: Sarai McKenzie had 16 digs.
Athens is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-10 record this season. As for Buckhorn, their loss dropped their record down to 29-9.
Athens beat Buckhorn 3-1 when the teams last played back in October of 2021. Will Athens repeat their success, or does Buckhorn have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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