Athens's game last Tuesday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Thursday. They came out on top against the Alma Rivermen by a score of 3-1. The Bluejays have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Rivermen, too.
Athens was especially dominant in the second set. The final score came out to 25-23, 25-13, 23-25, 25-22.
Athens can attribute much of their success to Vanessa Espinoza, who had 13 digs and two aces. That's the most aces Espinoza has posted since back in September.
Espinoza wasn't the only good servers: Athens was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 17 aces. The Bluejays are 7-1 when they serve at least ten aces.
Athens' win bumped their record up to 11-19. As for Alma, they now have a losing record of 1-2.
Athens wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 3-1 victory against Pepin/Alma on the 23rd. Alma does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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