Volleyball Recap: Athens Drive Comes Up Short + How To Watch

Athens Drive 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 the Millbrook Wildcats. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Wildcats this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-0 back in September.

Athens Drive started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 23-25, 25-14, 25-8, 25-19.

Izzy Martin paced Athens Drive's offense, picking up ten kills. Martin got some help from Annie Baublitz and her 24 assists. Finally, Hailey Martin kept Athens Drive's defense grounded, leading the team with three blocks.

Leading Millbrook to victory were Lauren Lanzieri and Brooklyn Bourquin. Lanzieri had 14 digs and six aces, while Bourquin had eight digs and one assist. Those six aces gave Lanzieri a new career-high.

Athens Drive's defeat dropped their record down to 3-18. As for Millbrook, their victory ended a three-match drought at home and bumped them up to 9-15.

Athens Drive and Millbrook could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps North Carolina Rankings. The Jaguars will take on Leesville Road at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday with a big rank disadvantage (499 vs. 49). Meanwhile, Millbrook (ranked 235th) will meet New Life Camp (ranked second) at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.