Bartow is 1-9 against Winter Haven since September of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Yellow Jackets will square off against the Blue Devils at 7:30 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Tuesday, Bartow was able to grind out a solid win over Lake Wales, taking the game 3-1. The Yellow Jackets haven't had any issues with the Highlanders recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive victory against them.
The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-20, 12-25, 25-21.
Meanwhile, Winter Haven got the win against Lakeland on Tuesday by a conclusive 3-0.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Winter Haven took every set by at least 12 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 25-13, 25-11.
Winter Haven's win bumped their record up to 19-5. As for Bartow, their victory bumped their record up to 18-6.
Bartow suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Winter Haven in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can the Yellow Jackets avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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