Glencoe and Ohatchee are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2016, but not for long. The Glencoe Yellowjackets are on the road again on Thursday to play the Ohatchee Indians at 5:00 p.m. Glencoe will be strutting in after a win while Ohatchee will be coming in after a defeat.
Glencoe will bounce into Thursday's matchup after beating Sardis, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Glencoe had just enough and edged Sardis out 2-1.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Glencoe who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 20-25, 15-11.
Glencoe's win on Tuesday was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Peyton Gray, who had eight digs and two aces. Gray is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season.
Glencoe was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Ohatchee unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Monday. They fell just short of Glencoe by a score of 3-2.
Ohatchee started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 22-25, 19-25, 25-20, 25-15, 15-8.
Glencoe has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-13 record this season. As for Ohatchee, their loss dropped their record down to 19-7.
Glencoe came out on top in a nail-biter against Ohatchee in their previous matchup on Monday, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Glencoe since the squad 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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