For the first time this season, Sci-Tech will have a chance to prove themselves in a conference matchup. They will head out on the road to square off against the Athol Bears at 6:15 p.m. on Thursday. Athol took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Sci-Tech, who comes in off a win.
Sci-Tech was handed a three-set defeat in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Friday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Southwick Regional.
Sci-Tech had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 17-25, 20-25, 25-23, 25-20, 15-10.
Meanwhile, Athol was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They lost 3-0 to Southwick Regional.
Athol was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-23, 25-18.
Athol's defeat dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Sci-Tech, the victory got them back to even at 1-1.
Sci-Tech beat Athol 3-1 when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Will the CyberCats repeat their success, or do the Bears have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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