Dalton Academy hasn't had much luck against Darlington recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Dalton Academy Pumas' homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Darlington Tigers at 5:00 p.m.
On Tuesday, Dalton Academy came up short against Southeast Whitfield County and fell 2-0.
The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-10.
Meanwhile, Darlington came tearing into Tuesday's game with four straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They won by a set and slipped past the Bears 2-1.
Darlington had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The final score came out to 21-25, 25-23, 15-7.
Dalton Academy's loss dropped their record down to 1-20. As for Darlington, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 26-11 record this season.
Dalton Academy came up short against Darlington when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Dalton Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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