Rome has been away from home for 13 games now, but on Thursday they'll finally make their return. They will welcome the Gilmer Bobcats at 5:00 p.m. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Last Tuesday, it was close, but Rome sidestepped Alexander for a 2-1 victory.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Rome who won the one that mattered. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-7, 21-25, 15-12.
Meanwhile, Gilmer had to endure a five-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They won by a set and slipped past Adairsville 2-1.
Gilmer was staring down a 1-0 deficit headed into the second set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. After all that action, the final score was 20-25, 25-20, 15-9.
Rome has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-8 record this season. As for Gilmer, their win bumped their record up to 3-24.
Everything went Rome's way against Gilmer when the teams last played back in August as Rome made off with a 3-0 victory. Will Rome repeat their success, or does Gilmer have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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