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By Team Reports Sep 23, 2024, 12:50am

Volleyball Preview: Prentice Buccaneers vs. Athens Bluejays

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The Prentice Buccaneers are on the road again on Tuesday to play the Athens Bluejays at 7:00 p.m. Athens took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Prentice, who comes in off a win.

Last Saturday, Prentice sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over Rib Lake.

Prentice had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-14, 15-7.

Meanwhile, Athens was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They fell 3-1 to Abbotsford.

Athens took a 1-1 lead headed into the third set, but sadly they lost the next two. The final score came out to 25-19, 16-25, 25-20, 25-13.

Prentice's win bumped their record up to 11-6. As for Athens, their loss dropped their record down to 1-13.

Prentice beat Athens 3-1 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Prentice 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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