Volleyball Game Preview: Gibson County on Home-Turf

By Team Reports Sep 18, 2024, 2:14am

Volleyball Preview: Gibson County Pioneers vs. South Fulton Red Devils

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After three games on the road, Gibson County is heading back home. They will welcome the South Fulton Red Devils at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.

Gibson County is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Liberty Creek just ended the team's six-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell 2-0 to the Wolves. The match marked the first time this year in which the Pioneers were not able to get on the board.

Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-17.

Meanwhile, South Fulton had already won two in a row, and they went ahead and made it three on Monday. Everything went their way against the War Eagles as they made off with a 3-0 victory. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Red Devils have posted since August 22nd.

The 3-0 doesn't show just how dominant South Fulton was: they took every set by at least eight points. After all that action, the final score was 25-17, 25-4, 25-6.

South Fulton was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 30 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 18 aces in three consecutive games.

Having lost for the first time this season, Gibson County fell to 6-1. As for South Fulton, they now have a winning record of 8-7.

Everything went Gibson County's way against South Fulton in their previous meeting two weeks ago as Gibson County made off with a 3-0 victory. Will Gibson County repeat their success, or does South Fulton have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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