Auburndale won the last time they faced Athens, and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Auburndale Apaches came out on top against the Athens Bluejays by a score of 3-1.
Auburndale walked away with the win (and looked especially good in the fourth set). The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 22-25, 25-16, 25-15.
Auburndale was led to victory by Kylie Anderson and Jaylnn Scherr. Anderson had 13 digs, while Scherr had seven digs, five aces, and a kill. The dominant performance gave Scherr a new career-high in aces.
Auburndale 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 five aces in four consecutive matchups.
Auburndale has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-13 record this season. As for Athens, they have been struggling recently as they've lost 18 of their last 20 matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-25 record this season.
Auburndale will challenge Pittsville at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Pittsville is coming into the game with eight straight victories on the road, so Auburndale will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. Athens does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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