Volleyball Preview: Gretna Dragons vs. Gretna East Griffins
After seven games on the road, Gretna is heading back home. They will welcome the Gretna East Griffins at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Gretna will be strutting in after a win while Gretna East will be coming in after a defeat.
Gretna is headed into the contest having just posted their biggest victory since September 12th on Thursday. Everything went their way against Lincoln Northwest as Gretna made off with a 3-0 win.
Gretna walked away with the victory (and looked especially good in the second set). The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-13, 25-19.
Among those leading the charge was Karrigan Gangwish, who had eight digs and three aces. That's the most aces she has posted since back in September.
Gretna was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're ace total in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Gretna East faced Elkhorn North in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. Gretna East fell just short of Elkhorn North by a score of 3-2. The loss continues a trend for the Griffins in their matchups with the : they've now lost four in a row.
Gretna East took Elkhorn North into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking six-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-15, 24-26, 24-26, 15-9.
Despite the defeat, Gretna East got top-tier performance from Maggie Williams, who had 16 digs and three aces.
Gretna is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 19-13 record this season. As for Gretna East, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 22-7.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's game: Gretna has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 5.7 aces per game. However, it's not like Gretna East struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Gretna skirted past Gretna East 2-1 in their previous matchup on Saturday. Does Gretna have another victory up their sleeve, or will Gretna East turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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