On Saturday, the Athens Warriors didn't have quite enough to beat the St. Thomas More Sabers and fell 2-1. While the Warriors didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Sabers 25-21 in the first set.
Athens started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-17, 15-13.
Athens' loss dropped their record down to 25-7. As for St. Thomas More, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 30-4 record this season.
Athens has already played their next contest, a 2-1 win against Galena on the 19th. As for St. Thomas More, they will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Paxton-Buckley-Loda at 6:00 p.m.
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