Alexander has been on the road for four straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will host the Vinton County Vikings at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Thursday, Alexander came up short against Nelsonville-York and fell 3-1. The loss continues a trend for the Spartans in their matchups with the Buckeyes: they've now lost eight in a row.
The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-19, 14-25, 25-15.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Ava Mccall, who had ten digs. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: she now had ten or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Vinton County unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Thursday. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Athens.
Vinton County started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 16-25, 25-14, 25-16, 25-16.
Alexander's defeat dropped their record down to 8-7. As for Vinton County, their loss dropped their record down to 5-8.
Alexander skirted past Vinton County 3-2 when the teams last played back in August. Will Alexander repeat their success, or does Vinton County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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