Volleyball Recap: Veritas Prep Falcons vs. Gilbert Classical Academy Spartans
Veritas Prep had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They won by a set and slipped past the Gilbert Classical Academy Spartans 3-2. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Falcons also won the last time the pair played back in September of 2023.
Veritas Prep was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. The match finished with set scores of 25-27, 25-19, 21-25, 25-14, 15-3.
Among those leading the charge was Dianne Salem, who had five digs and three aces. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in aces.
Veritas Prep was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're ace total in three consecutive contests.
Veritas Prep pushed their record up to 19-11 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Gilbert Classical Academy, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-6 record this season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Veritas Prep will square off against Tempe Prep at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Gilbert Classical Academy, they will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Pima at 6:00 p.m. on October 11th.
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