Atlanta is 8-2 against Queen City since September of 2020, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. After both having extra time off, both will shake off the cobwebs and take on one another at 4:30 p.m.
Atlanta is headed into the contest having just suffered their biggest defeat since August 27th on Friday. They came up short against New Boston, falling 3-0.
While Atlanta ultimately came up short, they didn't go down without a fight: they scored at least 17 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-22, 25-17.
Even though they lost, Atlanta was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five games they've averaged 8.6.
Meanwhile, Queen City was able to grind out a solid win over Hooks on Friday, taking the game 3-1.
Atlanta's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-14. As for Queen City, their victory bumped their record up to 16-13.
Atlanta skirted past Queen City 3-2 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Atlanta since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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