Volleyball Preview: Gallia Academy Blue Devils vs. Meigs Marauders
After both having extra time off, the Gallia Academy Blue Devils and the Meigs Marauders will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Gallia Academy will be strutting in after a victory while Meigs will be coming in after a loss.
Last Thursday, Gallia Academy made easy work of Rock Hill and carried off a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Blue Devils.
The 3-0 doesn't show just how dominant Gallia Academy was: they took every set by at least nine points. After all that action, the final score was 25-14, 25-12, 25-16.
Gallia Academy found their leader in underclassman Chloe Bennett, who had 15 digs and four aces. That's the most aces Bennett has posted since back in August.
Gallia Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 14 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Meigs was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their 11th straight defeat. They came up short against Vinton County, falling 3-0.
The final score came out to 25-4, 25-20, 25-17.
Despite the loss, Meigs saw an underclassman step up: Marlee Laudermilt had 16 digs.
Gallia Academy has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. As for Meigs, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-10.
Everything went Gallia Academy's way against Meigs in their previous meeting back in September of 2019 as Gallia Academy made off with a 3-0 victory. Does Gallia Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Meigs turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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