New Athens lost against Sparta on October 5th, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The New Athens Yellow Jackets fell 2-0 to the Sparta Bulldogs.
The loss didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Sparta scored at least 18 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-18.
Sparta got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Maddie Schulein out in front who had 17 digs and two aces. Schulein has been hot recently, having posted 12 or more digs the last five times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Ruthie Pillers, who had 11 assists.
New Athens has been struggling recently as they've lost 15 of their last 19 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-21 record this season. As for Sparta, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 16-12.
New Athens will host Red Bud at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Sparta, they will head out to square off against Christopher at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Sparta is facing Christopher at the right time seeing as Christopher is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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