Volleyball Preview: Abingdon Falcons vs. Gate City Blue Devils
The Abingdon Falcons will head out on the road to face off against the Gate City Blue Devils at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Abingdon took a loss when they played away from home last Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over Ridgeview.
Abingdon got the W, but it wasn't easy, at least in the fourth set. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 26-24, 13-25, 30-28.
Meanwhile, Gate City beat Union 3-1 on Tuesday.
Gate City was especially dominant in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 24-26, 25-23, 25-19.
Gate City found their leader in underclassman Sophie Webb, who had nine digs and six aces. The dominant performance gave Webb a new career-high in aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Emma Rhoton, who had eight digs and four aces.
Gate City was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 11 consecutive matches.
Abingdon pushed their record up to 15-6 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Gate City, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 8-10 record this season.
Everything went Abingdon's way against Gate City when the teams last played on October 1st, as Abingdon made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Abingdon since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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