After both having extra time off, the Brookstone Cougars and the Strong Rock Christian Patriots will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Strong Rock Christian took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Brookstone, who comes in off a win.
Last Thursday, Brookstone narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Lee County 2-1.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Brookstone who won the one that mattered. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 23-25, 15-9.
Brookstone was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lee County only served four.
Meanwhile, Strong Rock Christian lost 3-0 to Jonesboro two weeks ago.
The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-12, 25-10.
Brookstone's victory bumped their record up to 21-10. As for Strong Rock Christian, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-16 record this season.
Everything went Brookstone's way against Strong Rock Christian in their previous matchup on September 7th, as Brookstone made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Brookstone since the squad 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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