With a playoff game on the line, Athens rose to the challenge on Thursday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over the Almond-Bancroft Eagles. The victory was some much needed relief for the Bluejays as it spelled an end to their four-game losing streak.
Athens was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (107-106), but they still managed to win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 24-26, 25-18, 15-25, 25-23, 17-15.
Athens was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last eight matchups.
Athens' win bumped their record up to 6-25. As for Almond-Bancroft, they have been struggling recently as they've lost 11 of their last 12 contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-21 record this season.
As of now, neither Athens nor Almond-Bancroft have any future games scheduled.
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