Volleyball Preview: Saint Gertrude Gators vs. Norfolk Collegiate Mighty Oaks
Saint Gertrude has enjoyed the comforts of home their last five games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will head out to challenge the Norfolk Collegiate Mighty Oaks at 5:15 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Saint Gertrude is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Veritas School just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of the Lions by a score of 3-2. While the Gators didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Lions 25-16 in the first set.
Saint Gertrude actually scored more points across those five sets (104-100), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 16-25, 25-20, 25-23, 19-25, 15-11.
Meanwhile, Norfolk Collegiate was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They came up short against Nansemond-Suffolk Academy, falling 3-0.
Norfolk Collegiate was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. The final score came out to 25-10, 25-22, 25-19.
Saint Gertrude now has a losing record at 7-8. As for Norfolk Collegiate, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-12.
Saint Gertrude came up short against Norfolk Collegiate in their previous meeting back in September of 2021, falling 3-1. Can Saint Gertrude avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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