Volleyball Game Preview: Athens Wildcats vs. Canton Warriors

By Team Reports Sep 27, 2024, 9:15am

Volleyball Preview: Athens Wildcats vs. Canton Warriors

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After three games on the road, Athens is heading back home. They will welcome the Canton Warriors at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.

Athens came up short against Troy on Wednesday, falling 3-0. The Wildcats haven't had much luck with the Trojans recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.

Athens was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-23, 25-14.

Meanwhile, Canton earned a 3-1 win over Williamson on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Canton.

Canton had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 24-26, 25-23, 25-21, 25-15.

Athens' defeat dropped their record down to 5-9. As for Canton, their victory bumped their record up to 3-4-1.

Athens skirted past Canton 3-2 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Will Athens repeat their success, or does Canton have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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