The Alexander Cougars's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Darlington Tigers at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. Darlington took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Alexander, who comes in off a win.
Last Thursday, Alexander had just enough and edged Paulding County out 2-1.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Alexander got the one that really mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 19-25, 15-7.
Meanwhile, Darlington came up short against Dade County on Thursday and fell 2-0.
Darlington was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The final score came out to 25-18, 25-23.
The losing side was boosted by Isabella Rogers, who had 12 digs.
Alexander pushed their record up to 9-12 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Darlington, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 21-11 record this season.
Alexander came up short against Darlington in their previous meeting back in August of 2014, falling 2-0. Can Alexander avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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