Atlanta and New Boston are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2020, but not for long. The Atlanta Rabbits will take on the New Boston Lions at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Atlanta is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.
Atlanta is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering De Kalb just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bears. While the Rabbits didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Bears 25-23 in the first set.
Atlanta started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-21, 25-22, 26-24.
Meanwhile, New Boston had already won 11 in a row and they went ahead and made it 12 on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Bulldogs. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Lions have posted against the Bulldogs since October 12, 2021.
While New Boston won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the first set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-14, 25-15.
Atlanta's loss dropped their record down to 15-15. As for New Boston, they are on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 18 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-8 record this season.
Atlanta suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to New Boston when the teams last played back in September. Can Atlanta avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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