Yulee is 0-3 against Bartram Trail since October of 2015 but things could change on Thursday. The Yulee Hornets will welcome the Bartram Trail Bears at 7:00 p.m. After both made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Thursday.
Yulee took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Hilliard as Yulee made off with a 3-0 win. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Hornets have posted since August 29th.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-13, 25-17.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Yulee to victory, but perhaps none more so than Marie Hillman, who had 19 digs. Hillman is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Mylie Breutzmann, who had 12 digs.
Yulee 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 seven aces in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Bartram Trail made easy work of Ridgeview on Tuesday and carried off a 3-0 win. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Bears have posted against the Panthers since August 30, 2018.
After all that action, the final score was 28-26, 28-26, 25-21.
Kate Piekarczyk was the offensive standout of the game as she had 18 digs.
Yulee's win bumped their record up to 6-8. As for Bartram Trail, they now have a winning record of 6-5.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's contest: Yulee has serving mastered this season, having averaged 11.3 aces per game. However, it's not like Bartram Trail struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Yulee might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Bartram Trail in their previous meeting back in August of 2022. Can Yulee avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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