Volleyball Preview: Gilmer Buckeyes vs. Chapel Hill Bulldogs
Gilmer is 9-1 against Chapel Hill since October of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Gilmer Buckeyes will be playing at home against the Chapel Hill Bulldogs at 5:30 p.m. The timing is sure in Gilmer's favor as the squad sits on three straight wins at home while Chapel Hill has been banged up by five consecutive losses on the road.
On Friday, it was close, but Gilmer sidestepped Carthage for a 3-2 win.
Gilmer wouldn't go down easily and took Carthage into a fifth set where they got it done with a eight-point win. The final score came out to 23-25, 25-13, 25-16, 24-26, 15-7.
Gilmer's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Brie Jones led the charge by getting 19 digs. Jones is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last seven games she's played.
Meanwhile, Chapel Hill came up short against Spring Hill on Tuesday, falling 3-0.
The match finished with set scores of 25-7, 25-8, 25-8.
Gilmer has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 21-15 record this season. As for Chapel Hill, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-26.
Gilmer took their victory against Chapel Hill in their previous matchup on October 4th by a conclusive 3-0. Will Gilmer repeat their success, or does Chapel Hill have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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