The Holmes Aces will venture away from home to square off against the Hertford County Bears at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Holmes has five straight victories, Hertford County has 14 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Holmes will bounce into Tuesday's contest after beating Camden County, who they had gone 0-9 against in their nine prior meetings. Holmes won by a set and slipped past Camden County 3-2.
Holmes wouldn't go down easily and took Camden County into a fifth set where they got it done with a six-point win. The final score came out to 18-25, 25-23, 22-25, 25-9, 15-9.
Holmes was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 22 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 21 consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Hertford County came up short against Manteo on Thursday, falling 3-0.
Hertford County 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 25-6, 25-10, 25-23.
Holmes' win bumped their record up to 18-3. As for Hertford County, their loss dropped their record down to 3-14.
Holmes took their victory against Hertford County when the teams last played back in September by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Holmes since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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