Athens is 2-8 against Wellsboro since September of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Athens Wildcats will host the Wellsboro Hornets at 6:00 p.m.
Athens is headed into Thursday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Tuesday. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 3-0 to Towanda, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Meanwhile, Wellsboro came tearing into Tuesday's matchup with four straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Mountie by a score of 3-1.
Wellsboro had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first first set, they turned around to win the nexttwo. After all that action, the final score was 14-25, 25-20, 25-22, 25-19.
Maddy C and Taylor M were among the main playmakers for Wellsboro as the former had 32 digs and the latter had 11 digs. C is crushing it when it comes to digs: she's had at least 11 every time she's taken the court this season.
Athens' defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Wellsboro, their win bumped their record up to 5-0.
Athens might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Wellsboro in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can Athens avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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