Athens had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They won by a set and slipped past the Decatur Red Raiders 3-2. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Golden Eagles also won the last time the pair played back in September.
Athens took Decatur into a fifth set where they got it done with a nine-point win. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 21-25, 14-25, 29-27, 15-6.
Athens is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 32-13 record this season. As for Decatur, their loss was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 20-22.
Athens has already played their next game, a 3-1 win against Muscle Shoals on the 17th. Decatur does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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