Volleyball Preview: Millsap Bulldogs vs. Garner
The Millsap Bulldogs will look to defend their home court on Friday against Garner at 4:00 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Last Tuesday, everything went Millsap's way against Eastland as Millsap made off with a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bulldogs.
Millsap's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Eastland between 15 and 17 points across their sets. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-17, 25-15.
Millsap was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last six games.
Meanwhile, Garner had already won seven in a row and they went ahead and made it eight on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Pirates.
Garner never let Perrin-Whitt on the board, but things got pretty close in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-20, 25-16.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Garner to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jenna Hallmark, who had ten digs and 26 assists. Hallmark is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 19 or more in the last 12 games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Tarryn Wakefield, who had 11 digs.
Millsap's record is now 17-23. As for Garner, they pushed their record up to 22-12 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's matchup: Millsap has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.6 aces per game. However, it's not like Garner struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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