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By Team Reports Sep 12, 2024, 3:59am

Volleyball Preview: Gatlinburg-Pittman Highlanders vs. Seymour Eagles

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Gatlinburg-Pittman is 1-9 against Seymour since August of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Gatlinburg-Pittman Highlanders will take on the Seymour Eagles at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Gatlinburg-Pittman took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Austin-East as Gatlinburg-Pittman made off with a 3-0 victory. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Highlanders as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.

Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-10, 25-19, 25-13.

Gatlinburg-Pittman was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 20 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in seven consecutive matchups.

Meanwhile, Seymour had already won two in a row, and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Cougars by a score of 3-1.

After all that action, the final score was 25-23, 25-20, 18-25, 25-21.

Gatlinburg-Pittman's record is now 2-5. As for Seymour, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a massive bump to their 14-6 record this season.

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