The Bamberg-Ehrhardt Red Raiders will square off against the Silver Bluff Bulldogs at 6:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Thursday, Bamberg-Ehrhardt came up short against Andrew Jackson Academy and fell 3-1. The loss was the Red Raiders' first of the season.
Bamberg-Ehrhardt started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The final score came out to 28-30, 25-14, 25-14, 25-16.
Despite the loss, Bamberg-Ehrhardt saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Joslyn Bishop had nine assists and two aces.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Silver Bluff's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They lost 3-0 to Fox Creek.
While Silver Bluff was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Fox Creek's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-14, 25-20.
Silver Bluff's defeat dropped their record down to 11-7. As for Bamberg-Ehrhardt, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 13-1.
Bamberg-Ehrhardt took their victory against Silver Bluff in their previous meeting back in September by a conclusive 3-0 score. Will the Red Raiders repeat their success, or do the Bulldogs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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