The Pickens Blue Flame will face off against the Blue Ridge Fighting Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Pickens will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Last Tuesday, Pickens got the win against Berea by a conclusive 3-0.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Pickens was: they took every set by at least 15 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-4, 25-8, 25-10.
Pickens was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Blue Ridge earned a 3-1 victory over Seneca on Wednesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Fighting Tigers.
Blue Ridge walked away with the win (and looked especially good in the first set). The final score came out to 25-14, 25-23, 14-25, 25-19.
Pickens has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 20-15 record this season. As for Blue Ridge, their victory bumped their record up to 8-10.
Pickens came out on top in a nail-biter against Blue Ridge when the teams last played back in September, sneaking past 3-2. Will Pickens repeat their success, or does Blue Ridge have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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