The Bartram Trail Bears will challenge the Mandarin Mustangs at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Bartram Trail is headed into the game having just suffered their biggest loss since September 10th on Tuesday. They came up short against Creekside, falling 3-0. The Bears haven't had much luck with the Knights recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Bartram Trail 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 25-17, 25-21, 29-27.
Despite the defeat, Bartram Trail got top-tier performance from Kate Piekarczyk, who had 22 digs and two aces. What's more, Piekarczyk also racked up no blocks, the mostshe's had since back in August.
Meanwhile, Mandarin got the win against Christ's Church Academy on Tuesday by a conclusive 3-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Mustangs.
Mandarin's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Christ's Church Academy between 15 and 18 points across their sets. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-15, 25-18.
Bartram Trail's loss dropped their record down to 11-9. As for Mandarin, they pushed their record up to 13-4 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road.
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