The Glencoe Yellowjackets's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Piedmont Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Piedmont took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Glencoe, who comes in off a win.
Glencoe will bounce into Thursday's match after beating Westbrook Christian, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Glencoe was the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Westbrook Christian on Wednesday. The contest marked the Yellowjackets' most dominant win of the season so far.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-22, 25-19.
Glencoe's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Avery Barkley, who had six digs and two aces, and Gracyn Bunt, who had eight digs. Barkley has been hot recently, having also posted eight or more assists the last four times she's played.
Meanwhile, Piedmont didn't have quite enough to beat Glencoe last Tuesday and fell 3-2.
Piedmont took Glencoe into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. After all that action, the final score was 17-25, 25-19, 20-25, 25-17, 15-13.
Glencoe's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-9. As for Piedmont, their loss dropped their record down to 4-3.
Glencoe skirted past Piedmont 3-2 in their previous matchup last Tuesday. Does Glencoe have another victory up their sleeve, or will Piedmont turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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