The Strom Thurmond Rebels will venture away from home to challenge the Pelion Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Pelion took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Strom Thurmond, who comes in off a win.
Strom Thurmond will bounce into Thursday's contest after beating Abbeville, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. The Rebels came out on top against the Panthers by a score of 3-1 on Tuesday.
Strom Thurmond got the W, but it wasn't easy, at least in the first set. The final score came out to 29-31, 25-22, 25-13, 25-16.
Meanwhile, Pelion was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Saluda. While the Panthers didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Tigers 25-19 in the first set.
Pelion started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 19-25, 25-20, 25-18, 25-19.
The victory got Strom Thurmond back to even at 8-8. As for Pelion, their loss dropped their record down to 8-13-1.
Strom Thurmond took their win against Pelion when the teams last played two weeks ago by a conclusive 3-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Rebels since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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