Bartlett Yancey has gone 9-1 against Jordan-Matthews recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Bartlett Yancey Buccaneers will look to defend their home court against the Jordan-Matthews Jets at 6:30 p.m. The last three games Bartlett Yancey has played have been within one set, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Last Tuesday, Bartlett Yancey sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over Southeast Alamance.
Bartlett Yancey took Southeast Alamance into a fifth set where they got it done with a two-point win. The match finished with set scores of 13-25, 25-22, 25-11, 22-25, 15-13.
Bartlett Yancey relied on the efforts of Lyndsey Smithers, who had five digs and four aces, and Brenley Burr, who had 11 digs. That's the most aces Smithers has posted since back in August.
Bartlett Yancey was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 24 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 17 consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Jordan-Matthews was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They came up short against Southeast Alamance, falling 3-0.
Bartlett Yancey is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season. As for Jordan-Matthews, their loss dropped their record down to 1-13.
Everything went Bartlett Yancey's way against Jordan-Matthews in their previous meeting back in September, as Bartlett Yancey made off with a 3-0 win. Will Bartlett Yancey repeat their success, or does Jordan-Matthews have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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