Volleyball Recap: Galena's Win on Saturday Extends Winning Streak to 12

By Team Reports Oct 16, 2024, 8:49am

Volleyball Recap: Galena Pirates vs. Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge] Spartans

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Galena waltzed into their contest on Saturday with 11 straight wins... but they left with 12. They walked away with a 2-0 victory over the Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge] Spartans. That's more bragging rights for the Pirates, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Galena took both sets by at least ten points. The final score came out to 25-8, 25-15.

Abigale Merritt was the offensive standout of the matchup as she had three aces and 14 assists. That's the most aces she has posted since back in November of 2023.

Galena couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 46.2% of their attack attempts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge] only posted a hitting percentage of -10%.

Galena's record now sits at 22-1. As for Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge], they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-20.

Galena has already played their next match, a 2-0 win against Orion on the 5th. As for Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge], they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 2-0 loss against Knoxville on the 7th.

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