After both having extra time off, the Pickens Academy Pirates and the University Charter Trail Blazers will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Pickens Academy has struggled recently with three losses in a row, while University Charter will arrive with six straight victories.
Pickens Academy came up short against South Lamar on Thursday, falling 3-0.
Meanwhile, University Charter was able to grind out a solid win over Washington County last Monday, taking the game 2-0.
University Charter never let Washington County on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 26-24.
Pickens Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 6-5. As for University Charter, they pushed their record up to 21-5 with the victory, which was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season.
Pickens Academy suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to University Charter in their previous meeting back in September. Can Pickens Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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