The North Cobb Warriors will head out on the road to square off against the Pope Greyhounds at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
North Cobb took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Buford , sneaking past 3-2.
North Cobb got the W, but it wasn't easy, at least in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 33-31, 25-18, 24-26, 15-10.
Meanwhile, Pope came tearing into Tuesday's contest with five straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Chiefs 3-2.
The match came down to the wire multiple times:three sets needed extra rallies to declare a winner. The final score came out to 25-27, 28-26, 25-18, 26-28, 15-12.
North Cobb pushed their record up to 29-12 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home. As for Pope, they are on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 17 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 26-5 record this season.
North Cobb came up short against Pope in their previous matchup back in August of 2023, falling 2-0. Can North Cobb avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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