If Athens was feeling good fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Meigs last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Athens Bulldogs fell just short of the Nelsonville-York Buckeyes by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. The Bulldogs' loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Athens wouldn't go down easily and took Nelsonville-York into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking five-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 14-25, 24-26, 25-19, 15-10.
Even though they lost, Athens was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 12 aces in five consecutive matchups.
Athens' defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 17-4. As for Nelsonville-York, their victory was their ninth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 19-3.
Athens will square off against Alexander at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Nelsonville-York does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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