Austin is 2-8 against James Clemens since September of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. After both having extra time off, both will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 4:30 p.m. Austin will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
Last Wednesday, Austin narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Decatur 3-2.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (102-95) Austin actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 19-25, 11-25, 25-20, 15-11.
Austin found their leader in underclassman Avery Bailey, who had 11 digs and four aces. That's the most aces Bailey has posted since back in August.
Austin was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, James Clemens posted their biggest victory since September 10th on Thursday. Everything went their way against Madison County as James Clemens made off with a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Jets.
Austin has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 24-11 record this season. As for James Clemens, their victory bumped their record up to 22-20.
Austin skirted past James Clemens 3-2 when the teams last played back in September. The rematch might be a little tougher for Austin since the squad 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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