The Allatoona Buccaneers will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Calhoun Yellow Jackets at 5:30 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with three defeats in a row, Allatoona finally turned things around against Carrollton on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged the Trojans out 2-1.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Allatoona got the one that really mattered. The final score came out to 25-20, 23-25, 15-9.
Allatoona relied on the efforts of Destiny Brown, who had 13 digs, and Bri Mcveigh, who had nine digs.
Meanwhile, Calhoun was able to grind out a solid victory over Adairsville on Tuesday, taking the game 2-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Yellow Jackets.
The 2-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Calhoun was: they took both sets by at least 13 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-8, 25-12.
Allatoona's record now sits at 24-11. As for Calhoun, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-22 record this season.
Allatoona beat Calhoun 2-0 in their previous matchup back in August of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Allatoona since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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