Brookland-Cayce is 0-9 against Aiken since September of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Brookland-Cayce Bearcats will host the Aiken Fighting Green Hornets at 7:00 p.m.
Brookland-Cayce is headed into Thursday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Tuesday. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 3-0 to Gray Collegiate Academy, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Meanwhile, Aiken waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Yellow Jackets. That three set margin sets a new team best for the Fighting Green Hornets this season.
The 3-0 score doesn't really reflect how close the match was: every set was decided by three points or less. After all that action, the final score was 25-23, 25-23, 33-31.
Aiken can attribute much of their success to Caroline Smith, who had five digs and four aces, and Abigail Tyler, who had 20 kills, five digs, and three aces. That's the most aces Tyler has posted since back in August.
Brookland-Cayce's defeat dropped their record down to 5-8. As for Aiken, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season.
Brookland-Cayce suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Aiken in their previous meeting back in October of 2019. Will Brookland-Cayce have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other volleyball content.
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