Huntsville is 1-9 against Bob Jones since October of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Huntsville Panthers are on the road again to play the Bob Jones Patriots at 5:30 p.m.
Huntsville is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alabama's top teams: Vestavia Hills, who was ranked 13th in their home state at the time (Huntsville was ranked eighth). Huntsville fell 3-1 to Vestavia Hills on Tuesday. The Panthers' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, Bob Jones had already won six in a row and they went ahead and made it seven on Saturday. They had just enough and edged the Knights out 2-1.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Bob Jones who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 18-25, 15-13.
Huntsville's loss ended an eight-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 17-5. As for Bob Jones, they pushed their record up to 38-7 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Huntsville came up short against Bob Jones in their previous matchup back in August, falling 2-0. Can Huntsville avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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