New Athens hasn't had much luck against Sparta recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The New Athens Yellow Jackets will face off against the Sparta Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. Sparta took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on New Athens, who comes in off a win.
Having struggled with six losses in a row, New Athens finally turned things around against Lebanon on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Greyhounds by a score of 2-0.
New Athens never let Lebanon on the board, but things got pretty close in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-13.
Meanwhile, Sparta didn't have quite enough to beat Okawville on Thursday and fell 2-1.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Sparta sadly wound up on the wrong side. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 21-25, 25-10.
New Athens' win bumped their record up to 7-20. As for Sparta, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-12.
New Athens came up short against Sparta in their previous matchup two weeks ago, falling 2-0. Can New Athens avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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