After both having extra time off, the Dublin Jerome Celtics and the Hilliard Darby Panthers will shake off the rust and duke it out at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Dublin Jerome will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Dublin Jerome had to skate by with only a one-set margin when they last took the court, which might have inspired the three-set drubbing they dealt St. Charles on Wednesday. The Celtics blew past the Cardinals 3-0. The Celtics not only won on Wednesday, but they posted their biggest win since April 15th (when they won 3-0).
While Dublin Jerome won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-18, 27-25.
Meanwhile, Hilliard Darby posted their closest victory since March 28th on Monday. They had just enough and edged out Dublin Coffman 2-1.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Hilliard Darby who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 17-25, 15-9.
Dublin Jerome's win bumped their record up to 12-10. As for Hilliard Darby, the victory got them back to even at 11-11.
Dublin Jerome skirted past Hilliard Darby 3-2 when the teams last played back in April. Will the Celtics repeat their success, or do the Panthers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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