Athens hasn't had much luck against Marietta recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Athens Bulldogs will head out to square off against the Marietta Tigers at 7:00 p.m. After both made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Thursday.
Last Monday, Athens got the win against Unioto by a conclusive 3-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bulldogs.
Athens was especially dominant in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-22, 26-24.
Athens was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Unioto only served three.
Meanwhile, Marietta is ranked highly in their home state and on Saturday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Morgantown. Marietta put the hurt on Morgantown with a sharp 3-0 win. Winning may never get old, but the Tigers sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Marietta was especially dominant in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-20, 25-15.
Athens' victory bumped their record up to 19-4. As for Marietta, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-2 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's matchup: Athens has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 11.7 aces per game. However, it's not like Marietta struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Athens might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Marietta in their previous meeting back in September. Can Athens avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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