Volleyball Preview: Greeneville Greene Devils vs. Gibbs Eagles
On Tuesday Greeneville will have to hit the road after four straight games at home. They will face off against the Gibbs Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Gibbs took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Greeneville, who comes in off a win.
Last Thursday, Greeneville got the win against Elizabethton by a conclusive 3-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Greene Devils have posted against the Fighting Cyclones since September 12, 2022.
Greeneville walked away with the win (and looked especially good in the first set). The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-18, 25-18.
Meanwhile, it was a Battle of the Birds when Gibbs took on Volunteer on Thursday. Gibbs came up short against Volunteer, falling 3-0. The Eagles haven't had much luck with the Falcons recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Gibbs was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-22, 25-19.
Gibbs' defeat came about despite a quality game from Olivia Lawson, who had five digs and three aces. That's the most aces Lawson has posted in her last 15 matches.
Greeneville's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-13. As for Gibbs, their loss dropped their record down to 21-10.
Greeneville was able to grind out a solid win over Gibbs when the teams last played back in October of 2023, winning 3-1. Will Greeneville repeat their success, or does Gibbs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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