Bob Jones has won 18 straight games at home (dating back to last season), while Sparkman has won 18 straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Thursday. The Bob Jones Patriots will host the Sparkman Senators at 4:00 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Bob Jones is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alabama's top teams: Huntsville, who was ranked tenth in their home state at the time (Bob Jones was ranked second). Bob Jones walked away with a 3-1 win over Huntsville on Tuesday.
Bob Jones was especially dominant in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-22, 23-25, 25-19.
Bob Jones had a senior duo take command as Kalison Beigh had 23 digs and two aces and Pitts, Tru had nine digs and three aces. That's the most aces Beigh has posted in her last eight matchups.
Meanwhile, Sparkman got the win against Florence on Tuesday by a conclusive 3-0. That looming 3-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Senators yet this season.
Sparkman was especially dominant in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-13, 25-21.
Bob Jones is on a roll lately: they've won 26 of their last 30 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 39-7 record this season. As for Sparkman, their victory bumped their record up to 10-17.
Bob Jones was able to grind out a solid win over Sparkman in their previous meeting back in August, winning 2-0. Does Bob Jones have another victory up their sleeve, or will Sparkman turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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