The Lucy Beckham Bengals will take on the St. James Sharks on Thursday. Lucy Beckham is coming into the match hot, having won their last six games.
Lucy Beckham is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of South Carolina's top teams: Wando, who was ranked sixth at the time (Lucy Beckham was ranked fifth). The Bengals narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Warriors 2-1.
Lucy Beckham had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The match finished with set scores of 25-27, 25-22, 15-4.
Adam Rasgo was a one-man wrecking crew as he had nine digs and three aces.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but St. James had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Knights as they made off with a 3-0 win. The victory continues a trend for the Sharks in their matchups with the Knights: they've now won four in a row.
St. James never let West Florence on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 26-24, 25-8.
Lucy Beckham's win bumped their record up to 26-4. As for St. James, their victory bumped their record up to 21-8.
Everything went Lucy Beckham's way against St. James in their previous meeting back in November of 2024, as Lucy Beckham made off with a 3-0 win. Will the Bengals repeat their success, or do the Sharks have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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