Athol came into their game on Wednesday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They lost 3-0 to the Frontier Regional Red Hawks. The Bears have struggled against the Red Hawks recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
While Athol ultimately came up short, they didn't go down without a fight: they scored at least 17 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-17, 25-19.
Athol now has a losing record of 5-6. As for Frontier Regional, the win snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 3-5 record.
Athol and Frontier Regional could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Massachusetts Rankings. The Bears (ranked 198th) will meet Greenfield (ranked 29th) at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Frontier Regional will take on Wahconah Regional at 6:15 p.m. on Thursday with a big rank disadvantage (160 vs. 47).
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