Volleyball Preview: Calhoun Warriors vs. Gillespie Miners
The Calhoun Warriors's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Gillespie Miners at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. Gillespie took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Calhoun, who comes in off a win.
Calhoun and North Greene met for a duel on Wednesday where Calhoun came out on top. Calhoun took their match against North Greene 2-0.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Calhoun took both sets by at least 13 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-8.
Josie Hoagland was the offensive standout of the game as she had eight digs and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Calhoun was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in eight consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Gillespie was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They fell just short of Pana by a score of 2-1.
Gillespie started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 20-25, 25-15, 25-12.
Calhoun pushed their record up to 19-2 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Gillespie, their loss dropped their record down to 5-12.
Calhoun was able to grind out a solid win over Gillespie in their previous matchup back in August of 2022, winning 2-0. Does Calhoun have another victory up their sleeve, or will Gillespie turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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