The Athens Bulldogs will challenge the Unioto Shermans at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Athens will be strutting in after a victory while Unioto will be coming in after a loss.
Athens will bounce into Monday's contest after beating Alexander, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Athens was the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Alexander on Thursday.
While Athens won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. The final score came out to 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 matches.
Meanwhile, Unioto didn't have quite enough to beat Huntington on Thursday 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.
Athens pushed their record up to 18-4 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Unioto, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-8.
Athens came up short against Unioto in their previous meeting back in October of 2022, falling 3-1. Thankfully for Athens, Madelyn Wetzel (who had 11 digs and 21 assists) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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