Volleyball Preview: Gloria Deo Academy Lions vs. New Braunfels Thunder Homeschool
The Gloria Deo Academy Lions are on the road again on Monday to play the New Braunfels Thunder Homeschool at 6:00 p.m. New Braunfels Thunder took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Gloria Deo Academy, who comes in off a win.
Last Friday, Gloria Deo Academy beat Boerne Area Christian HomeSchoolers 3-1.
Gloria Deo Academy was especially dominant in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 15-25, 25-12, 25-18.
Gloria Deo Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 26 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in four consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, New Braunfels Thunder's good fortune finally ran out last Tuesday. They fell just short of Holy Cross by a score of 3-2.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, New Braunfels Thunder sadly wound up on the wrong side. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 19-25, 25-20, 25-27, 15-9.
Despite the loss, New Braunfels Thunder had strong showings from Hailey Dyer, who had 28 digs, and True Fleming, who had 13 digs and two aces. With that strong performance, Dyer is now averaging an impressive 10.1 digs per game.
Gloria Deo Academy has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-6-3 record this season. As for New Braunfels Thunder, their defeat ended a ten-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 22-4.
Gloria Deo Academy might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from New Braunfels Thunder in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can Gloria Deo Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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