On Saturday, Athens faced Hoover in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Athens Golden Eagles fell just short of the Hoover Buccaneers by a score of 2-1. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Golden Eagles of the 2-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in August of 2023.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Athens sadly wound up on the wrong side. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 24-26, 15-11.
Despite the loss, Athens saw an underclassman step up: Aubree Lagunas had 14 digs.
Among those leading the charge was Addison Jenkins, who had eight digs and 15 assists.
Athens' defeat ended an 11-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 31-13. As for Hoover, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 35-8.
Athens has already played their next game, a 3-2 victory against Decatur on the 17th. As for Hoover, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 2-0 loss against Spanish Fort on the 12th.
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