Volleyball Preview: New Athens Yellow Jackets vs. Sparta Bulldogs
New Athens hasn't had much luck against Sparta recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The New Athens Yellow Jackets will face off against the Sparta Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. Sparta took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on New Athens, who comes in off a win.
Having struggled with six losses in a row, New Athens finally turned things around against Lebanon on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Greyhounds by a score of 2-0.
New Athens never let Lebanon on the board, but things got pretty close in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-13.
Meanwhile, Sparta didn't have quite enough to beat Okawville on Thursday and fell 2-1.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Sparta sadly wound up on the wrong side. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 21-25, 25-10.
New Athens' win bumped their record up to 7-20. As for Sparta, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-12.
New Athens came up short against Sparta in their previous matchup two weeks ago, falling 2-0. Can New Athens avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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