The Bethlehem Wildcats will challenge the Vernon Yellowjackets at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Vernon took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Bethlehem, who comes in off a win.
Last Tuesday, it was close, but Bethlehem sidestepped Altha for a 3-2 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Bethlehem.
Bethlehem had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 21-25, 25-19, 25-19, 15-12.
Bethlehem was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 12 consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Vernon was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their 24th straight loss dating back to last season. They fell just short of Rutherford by a score of 3-2.
The victory got Bethlehem back to even at 9-9. As for Vernon, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-17.
Bethlehem was able to grind out a solid win over Vernon when the teams last played back in September, winning 3-1. Does Bethlehem have another victory up their sleeve, or will Vernon turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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