On Thursday Travelers Rest will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will take on the Pickens Blue Flame at 7:00 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Last Monday, Travelers Rest made easy work of Belton-Honea Path and carried off a 3-0 win.
Travelers Rest was especially dominant in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-19, 25-21.
Meanwhile, everything went Pickens' way against Greer on Wednesday as Pickens made off with a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Blue Flame.
The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-19, 25-8.
Pickens found their leader in underclassman Kayleigh Seaborn, who had ten digs and five aces. Those five aces set a new season-high mark for Seaborn.
Pickens was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September.
Travelers Rest is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-6 record this season. As for Pickens, their win bumped their record up to 18-14.
Travelers Rest might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Pickens in their previous meeting back in September. Can Travelers Rest avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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