Volleyball Game Preview: Thomasville Bulldogs vs. Early County Bobcats

By Team Reports Oct 2, 2024, 1:46am

Volleyball Preview: Thomasville Bulldogs vs. Early County Bobcats

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On Wednesday Thomasville will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will venture away from home to face off against the Early County Bobcats at 5:30 p.m. Early County took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Thomasville, who comes in off a win.

On Tuesday, Thomasville was able to grind out a solid win over Gadsden County, taking the game 2-0.

Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Thomasville took both sets by at least ten points. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-5.

Jenna Collins was the offensive standout of the contest as she had six aces. Those six aces gave her a new career-high.

She wasn't the only good server: Thomasville was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 19 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five games they've averaged 19.2.

Meanwhile, after a string of five wins, Early County's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They fell just short of Cook by a score of 2-1.

In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Early County sadly wound up on the wrong side. The final score came out to 25-17, 19-25, 15-6.

Thomasville pushed their record up to 11-7 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home. As for Early County, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-7.

Thomasville took their win against Early County in their previous matchup back in October of 2021 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Thomasville since the team 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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