The James F. Byrnes Rebels are taking a road trip to take on the River Bluff Gators at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
James F. Byrnes took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They put the hurt on Wade Hampton with a sharp 3-0 win.
James F. Byrnes walked away with the victory (and looked especially good in the first set). The final score came out to 25-15, 25-19, 25-16.
James F. Byrnes was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 13 consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, everything went River Bluff's way against Dutch Fork two weeks ago as River Bluff made off with a 3-0 win.
The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-22, 25-23.
River Bluff can attribute much of their success to Meghan Tucker, who had four digs and four aces, and Masyn Mcclanahan, who had 11 digs. Those four aces gave Tucker a new career-high.
James F. Byrnes has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-9-1 record this season. As for River Bluff, their record now sits at 28-9.
James F. Byrnes came up short against River Bluff in their previous meeting back in October of 2018, falling 2-0. Can James F. Byrnes avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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