Mabank is 9-1 against Athens since October of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Mabank Panthers are taking a road trip to challenge the Athens Hornets at 4:30 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Last Tuesday, Mabank didn't have quite enough to beat Ferris and fell 3-2.
Mabank took Ferris into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking three-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-28, 25-21, 27-25, 24-26, 15-12.
Mabank's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Lindsey Cope, who had 22 digs, 11 kills, and four aces, and Khilyn Wilkinson, who had 28 digs. The dominant performance gave her a new career- in aces.
Meanwhile, Athens was not able to break out of their rough patch two weeks ago as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They fell just short of Chapel Hill by a score of 2-1.
Athens actually scored more points across those three sets (55-53), but sadly they still had to settle for second. After all that action, the final score was 13-25, 25-21, 15-9.
Mabank now has a losing record at 10-11. As for Athens, their loss dropped their record down to 6-11.
Mabank beat Athens 3-1 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Will Mabank repeat their success, or does Athens have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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