The Henderson Lions will challenge the Gilmer Buckeyes at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
It was a proper cat-fight when Henderson challenged Spring Hill on Friday. Henderson fell 3-1 to Spring Hill. While the Lions didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Panthers 25-21 in the first set.
Henderson started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-13, 25-16, 27-25.
Meanwhile, everything went Gilmer's way against Pine Tree on Tuesday as Gilmer made off with a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Buckeyes.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 25-17, 25-14.
Gilmer can attribute much of their success to Brie Jones, who had 15 digs and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Gilmer was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in nine consecutive matches.
Henderson's loss dropped their record down to 20-8. As for Gilmer, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-14 record this season.
Henderson came out on top in a nail-biter against Gilmer in their previous matchup back in September, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Henderson 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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