Nelsonville-York had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged the Athens Bulldogs out 3-2. For the Buckeyes, this counts as revenge for the 3-0 defeat the Bulldogs walked away with the last time they faced one another back in September.
Nelsonville-York was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 14-25, 24-26, 25-19, 15-10.
Nelsonville-York was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 34 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Nelsonville-York pushed their record up to 19-3 with the win, which was their ninth straight on the road. As for Athens, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 17-4.
Nelsonville-York does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Athens, they will square off against Alexander at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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