Athens entered their contest against Rib Lake on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Bluejays lost 3-0 to the Redmen. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Redmen this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 2-1 last Saturday.
Athens was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The final score came out to 25-23, 25-18, 25-20.
Sy'Rih Hartwig paced Athens' offense, picking up 15 kills. Hartwig got some help from Alyvia Haehlke and her 16 assists.
Avery Niemi was the offensive standout of the match as she had six digs and two aces. That's the most aces she has posted over her last six matchups.
The loss was their first at home , dropping their record down to 9-17. As for Rib Lake, their record is now 24-7.
Looking ahead, Athens will challenge Marathon at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Rib Lake, they will face off against Stratford at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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