Appling County is 0-3 against Statesboro since September of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Appling County Pirates will head out to take on the Statesboro Blue Devils at 5:00 p.m. Appling County will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
Last Tuesday, Appling County beat Liberty County 2-0.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Appling County took both sets by at least eight points. After all that action, the final score was 25-13, 25-17.
Appling County 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 seven aces in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Statesboro was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 2-0 to Savannah Christian, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
The final score came out to 25-14, 25-20.
Appling County is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season. As for Statesboro, their loss dropped their record down to 8-8.
Appling County came up short against Statesboro when the teams last played back in September of 2021, falling 2-0. Can Appling County avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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