After both having extra time off, the Northeast Bradford Panthers and the Athens Wildcats will shake off the cobwebs and take on one another at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Northeast Bradford will be looking to extend their current six-game winning streak.
Last Thursday, Northeast Bradford was able to grind out a solid win over Williamson, taking the game 3-1.
Northeast Bradford walked away with the victory (and looked especially good in the fourth set). The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-20, 20-25, 25-6.
Meanwhile, Athens didn't have quite enough to beat Wellsboro on Thursday and fell 3-2. The loss continues a trend for the Wildcats in their matchups with the Hornets: they've now lost four in a row.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Athens sadly wound up on the wrong side. The final score came out to 25-20, 21-25, 25-11, 23-25, 15-11.
Defeat or not, Athens got some senior leadership from Ella Coyle and Gretchen Schmieg. Coyle had 17 digs, while Schmieg had six digs and three aces. Coyle is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 12 or more in the last ten games she's played dating back to last season.
Even though they lost, Athens was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Northeast Bradford pushed their record up to 8-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Athens, their loss dropped their record down to 11-11.
Everything went Northeast Bradford's way against Athens in their previous matchup back in August of 2023, as Northeast Bradford made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Northeast Bradford since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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