Volleyball Recap: Galena Now 22-2 over Last 24 Games

By Team Reports Oct 31, 2024, 6:58am

Volleyball Recap: Galena Pirates vs. Scales Mound Hornets

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Galena extended their home winning streak to five games thanks to a huge performance from Abigale Merritt. The Galena Pirates walked away with a 2-0 victory over the Scales Mound Hornets on Wednesday thanks in part to Merritt, who had three digs and 25 assists. She has been hot for a while, having posted 12 or more assists the last 32 times she's played.

The 2-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Galena was: they took both sets by at least 13 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-12.

Gracie Furlong paced Galena's offense, picking up 12 kills. Furlong got some help from Merritt and her 25 assists. Finally, Mya Mccoy kept Galena's defense grounded, leading the team with two blocks.

Galena has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 22 of their last 24 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 32-3 record this season. As for Scales Mound, their defeat dropped their record down to 16-18-1.

As of now, neither Galena nor Scales Mound have any future games scheduled.

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