The Athens Bluejays will head out to square off against the Newman Catholic Fighting Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Athens is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over Pepin/Alma.
Among those leading the charge was Vanessa Espinoza, who had 13 digs and two aces. That's the most aces she has posted since back in September. McKenna Lepak also deserves some recognition as she served her first aces of the season.
Meanwhile, Newman Catholic entered their tilt with Northland Lutheran on Thursday with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. They put the hurt on the Wildcats with a sharp 3-0 win.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Newman Catholic was: they took every set by at least 11 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 25-14, 25-11.
Athens' record now sits at 11-19. As for Newman Catholic, their record is now 24-16.
Athens suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Newman Catholic in their previous meeting last Tuesday. Can the Bluejays avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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