Vestavia Hills is 4-0 against Auburn since October of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Vestavia Hills Rebels will be staying on the road to face off against the Auburn Tigers.
Vestavia Hills is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alabama's top teams: Huntsville, who was ranked 11th in their home state at the time (Vestavia Hills was ranked 19th). Vestavia Hills took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Huntsville on Wednesday.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 22-25, 25-13, 25-4.
Meanwhile, Auburn made easy work of Central on Wednesday and carried off a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Tigers.
One reason for the win was Auburn's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-8, 25-6.
Vestavia Hills has traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 18-12 record this season. As for Auburn, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 31-9 record this season.
Vestavia Hills came out on top in a nail-biter against Auburn in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Vestavia Hills since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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