Volleyball Preview: Gulliver Prep Raiders vs. Chaminade-Madonna Lions
After both having extra time off, the Gulliver Prep Raiders and the Chaminade-Madonna Lions will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Gulliver Prep took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over Palmer Trinity.
Gulliver Prep had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-20, 25-9, 25-11.
Meanwhile, Chaminade-Madonna had already won three in a row and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Barracuda by a score of 3-1.
Chaminade-Madonna was especially dominant in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 19-25, 25-16, 25-18.
Chaminade-Madonna can attribute much of their success to Ava Garcia, who had 13 digs and three aces. That's the most aces Garcia has posted in her last 12 matches.
Chaminade-Madonna was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in seven consecutive contests.
Gulliver Prep has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 11-7 record this season. As for Chaminade-Madonna, they pushed their record up to 10-10 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Gulliver Prep came out on top in a nail-biter against Chaminade-Madonna in their previous meeting back in September of 2022, sneaking past 2-1. Will Gulliver Prep repeat their success, or does Chaminade-Madonna have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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