The Unioto Shermans will head out on the road to challenge the Athens Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.
Last Thursday, Unioto didn't have quite enough to beat Huntington and fell 3-2.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Unioto sadly wound up on the wrong side. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 14-25, 25-22, 26-28, 15-9.
Meanwhile, Athens hadn't done well against Alexander recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Athens put the hurt on Alexander with a sharp 3-0 win.
Athens never let Alexander on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-18, 25-22.
Athens was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 12 aces in six consecutive matchups.
Unioto's loss dropped their record down to 14-8. As for Athens, they pushed their record up to 18-4 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Unioto was able to grind out a solid win over Athens in their previous meeting back in October of 2022, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Unioto 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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