The Bethel Bees will venture away from home to challenge the Troy Christian Eagles at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Bethel came up short against Miami East on Tuesday, falling 3-0. The Bees haven't had much luck with the Vikings recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
The final score came out to 25-13, 25-9, 25-17.
Meanwhile, Troy Christian didn't have quite enough to beat Lehman Catholic on Tuesday and fell 3-2.
Troy Christian wouldn't go down easily and took Lehman Catholic into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking seven-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 17-25, 22-25, 25-15, 15-8.
Even though they lost, Troy Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 13 consecutive matchups.
Bethel's loss dropped their record down to 12-8. As for Troy Christian, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-10.
Bethel skirted past Troy Christian 3-2 in their previous matchup back in September. The rematch might be a little tougher for Bethel 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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