The South Aiken Thoroughbreds will face off against the Gilbert Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.
South Aiken is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Aiken just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Wednesday. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Fighting Green Hornets. While the Thoroughbreds didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Fighting Green Hornets 25-18 in the first set.
South Aiken started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 18-25, 25-18, 25-14, 25-17.
Meanwhile, Gilbert earned a 3-1 victory over Gray Collegiate Academy on Wednesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Indians.
Gilbert was especially dominant in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 12-25, 25-11, 25-21.
South Aiken's defeat ended a 12-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 16-10. As for Gilbert, the win got them back to even at 12-12.
South Aiken skirted past Gilbert 3-2 in their previous meeting back in September. Will South Aiken repeat their success, or does Gilbert have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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