After flying high against Chequamegon on Tuesday, Athens came back down to earth. Athens fell just short of Merrill by a score of 2-1 on Saturday. Athens was not able to make up for their loss to Merrill from their previous meeting back in September of 2024.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Athens sadly wound up on the wrong side. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 15-25, 15-11.
Athens' defeat dropped their record down to 5-9. As for Merrill, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-8.
Athens has already played their next game (against Edgar), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Merrill, they have also already played their next contest, a 2-0 loss against Wausau West on the 13th.
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