Volleyball Recap: Gulliver Prep Raiders vs. Cardinal Gibbons Chiefs
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Gulliver Prep had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Cardinal Gibbons Chiefs with a sharp 3-0 victory. That's more bragging rights for the Raiders, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Gulliver Prep never let Cardinal Gibbons on the board, but things got pretty close in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-24, 25-21, 25-21.
Gulliver Prep was led to victory by Mia Lavalle and Ana Garcia. Lavalle had 20 digs and three aces, while Garcia had five digs and three aces. That's the most aces Garcia has posted since back in September.
Gulliver Prep was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in eight consecutive games.
Despite the loss, Cardinal Gibbons still got an impressive performance from Avery Paton, who had 13 digs. Paton is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 13 or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Gulliver Prep is on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 16 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season. As for Cardinal Gibbons, they dropped their record down to 12-14 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road.
Gulliver Prep will look to defend their home court on Saturday against Ransom Everglades at 1:00 p.m. Cardinal Gibbons does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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