Volleyball Preview: Central Bears vs. Gibbs Gladiators
The Central Bears are on the road again on Tuesday to play the Gibbs Gladiators at 7:00 p.m.
Last Saturday, Central came up short against Crystal River and fell 2-0.
The final score came out to 25-8, 25-14.
Meanwhile, Gibbs sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Admiral Farragut on Thursday.
Gibbs had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 18-25, 25-22, 25-14, 16-14.
Gibbs kept the net locked down and finished the game with 11 blocks. That's the most blocks they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Central has traveled a rocky road recently having lost ten of their last 11 matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-18 record this season. As for Gibbs, their victory bumped their record up to 4-8.
Central was able to grind out a solid win over Gibbs in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, winning 3-1. Will Central repeat their success, or does Gibbs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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