Volleyball Recap: Gracelynn Taylor Key Part of Team Effort in Guardians Win

Granite Baptist Academy's game on Monday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Frederick Baptist Academy Patriots by a score of 3-1. The victory continues a trend for the Guardians in their matchups with the Patriots: they've now won three in a row.

Granite Baptist Academy had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 18-25, 25-10, 25-15, 25-21.

Gracelynn Taylor

Serving Aces

09/30/25 vs Frederick Baptist Academy	8
09/29/25 @ Varsity Opponent	1
09/19/25 @ Independent Baptist Academy	3
09/15/25 @ Calvary Baptist	5
09/12/25 @ Milford Christian	5
+ 2 more games

Granite Baptist Academy's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Gracelynn Taylor, who had eight aces, six kills, and six digs. That's the most aces Taylor has posted since September 2nd. Mobolaji Akosile was another key player, getting nine kills and seven aces.

They weren't the only good servers: Granite Baptist Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 34 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.

Granite Baptist Academy's victory bumped their record up to 7-2. As for Frederick Baptist Academy, they now have a losing record of 3-4.

Coming up, Granite Baptist Academy will look to defend their home court on Monday against Independent Baptist Academy at 4:00 p.m. As for Frederick Baptist Academy, after both having extra time off, they and Woodlawn Baptist Academy will shake off the cobwebs and hit the court against one another at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.