Ariton has gone 9-1 against Abbeville recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Ariton Purple Cats will be staying on the road to face off against the Abbeville Yellowjackets at 6:00 p.m. Ariton will be strutting in after a victory while Abbeville will be coming in after a defeat.
Having struggled with four losses in a row, Ariton finally turned things around against Dothan last Monday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Wolves 3-2.
Ariton took Dothan into a fifth set where they got it done with a six-point win. The final score came out to 25-18, 11-25, 22-25, 25-18, 15-9.
Meanwhile, Abbeville didn't have quite enough to beat Cottonwood on Tuesday and fell 3-2. The Yellowjackets haven't had much luck with the Bears recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Abbeville started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 23-25, 17-25, 27-25, 25-12, 15-12.
Ariton's victory bumped their record up to 5-8. As for Abbeville, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-6.
Everything went Ariton's way against Abbeville when the teams last played back in September of 2023 as Ariton made off with a 25-8 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Ariton since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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