Tates Creek hasn't had much luck against Paul Laurence Dunbar recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Tates Creek Commodores will square off against the Paul Laurence Dunbar Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Two weeks ago, Tates Creek came up short against Montgomery County and fell 3-1.
Tates Creek actually scored more points across those four sets (98-96), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 28-26, 17-25, 26-24.
Meanwhile, Paul Laurence Dunbar faced St. Henry in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Monday. Paul Laurence Dunbar took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of St. Henry.
The 3-1 score doesn't really reflect how close the match was: every set was decided by three points or less. The final score came out to 26-24, 22-25, 25-22, 25-23.
Despite the defeat, Paul Laurence Dunbar got top-tier performance from Peyton Beatty, who had 17 digs and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Paul Laurence Dunbar was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're ace total in four consecutive matchups.
Tates Creek's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-12. As for Paul Laurence Dunbar, their defeat dropped their record down to 18-8.
Tates Creek came up short against Paul Laurence Dunbar when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 3-1. Can Tates Creek avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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