Bloomington South has gone 9-1 against Martinsville recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Bloomington South Panthers will venture away from home to challenge the Martinsville Artesians at 7:00 p.m. Bloomington South will be strutting in after a victory while Martinsville will be coming in after a loss.
Bloomington South will bounce into Thursday's game after beating Columbus East, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Bloomington South had just enough and edged Columbus East out 3-2.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Bloomington South who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 19-25, 26-24, 17-25, 15-11.
Bloomington South was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in five consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Martinsville came up short against Perry Meridian on Tuesday, falling 3-0. The Artesians haven't had much luck with the Falcons recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Martinsville took the loss but they managed to make steady progress, increasing their score in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-16, 25-18.
The win got Bloomington South back to even at 12-12. As for Martinsville, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-14.
Bloomington South took their victory against Martinsville in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Bloomington South since the squad 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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