The Bartow Yellow Jackets will take on the Lake Gibson Braves at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Lake Gibson took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Bartow, who comes in off a win.
Bartow barely beat Lake Region the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Yellow Jackets blew past the Thunder 3-0 on Tuesday. The Yellow Jackets haven't had any issues with the Thunder recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive victory against them.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Bartow took every set by at least ten points. The match finished with set scores of 25-4, 25-8, 25-15.
The home team had won the previous three meetings between Lake Gibson and All Saints' Academy, and All Saints' Academy kept the tradition alive. The Braves fell just short of the Saints by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. While the Braves didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Saints 25-17 in the first set.
Lake Gibson took All Saints' Academy into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking seven-point loss. The final score came out to 17-25, 25-23, 25-17, 17-25, 15-8.
Bartow's win bumped their record up to 17-4. As for Lake Gibson, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost five of their last six contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 4-10 record this season.
Everything went Bartow's way against Lake Gibson in their previous matchup back in September, as Bartow made off with a 3-0 victory. Will the Yellow Jackets repeat their success, or do the Braves have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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