Volleyball Preview: Gregory-Portland Wildcats vs. Flour Bluff Hornets
Gregory-Portland has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will venture away from home to challenge the Flour Bluff Hornets at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Last Friday, Gregory-Portland made easy work of Miller and carried off a 3-0 win.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Gregory-Portland was: they took every set by at least 16 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-4, 25-8, 25-9.
Meanwhile, Flour Bluff waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with ten straight wins... but they left with 11. They put the hurt on the Trojans with a sharp 3-0 victory.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Flour Bluff was: they took every set by at least 13 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-9, 25-6, 25-12.
Flour Bluff got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Hollie Santos out in front who had seven digs and three aces.
Flour Bluff couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 44.8% of their attack attempts. That's a new trend for them: their average hitting percentage was 22.6% earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 35.9%.
Gregory-Portland's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-16. As for Flour Bluff, they are on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 17 games, which provided a nice bump to their 26-12 record this season.
Gregory-Portland might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Flour Bluff in their previous meeting back in September. Can Gregory-Portland avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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