Gilmer is 0-3 against Rome since August of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Gilmer Bobcats will be staying on the road to face off against the Rome Wolves at 5:00 p.m. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Having struggled with five losses in a row, Gilmer finally turned things around against Adairsville on Tuesday. They won by a set and slipped past the Tigers 2-1.
Gilmer had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first first set, they turned around to win the nexttwo. The final score came out to 20-25, 25-20, 15-9.
Meanwhile, Rome narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Alexander 2-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Wolves.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Rome got the one that really mattered. After all that action, the final score was 25-7, 21-25, 15-12.
Gilmer's win bumped their record up to 3-24. As for Rome, they have been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-8 record this season.
Gilmer might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Rome in their previous matchup back in August. Can Gilmer avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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