Blythewood has gone 5-0 against Sumter recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Blythewood Bengals will be staying on the road to face off against the Sumter Gamecocks at 6:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
On Saturday, Blythewood didn't have quite enough to beat St. Joseph's Catholic and fell 2-1.
Blythewood started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 16-25, 25-17, 16-14.
Meanwhile, Sumter lost 3-0 to West Florence on Tuesday. The Gamecocks have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
After all that action, the final score was 25-19, 26-24, 27-25.
Blythewood has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-9 record this season. As for Sumter, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-3.
Everything went Blythewood's way against Sumter when the teams last played back in October of 2019 as Blythewood made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Blythewood 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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