Volleyball Recap: Oglesby Tigers vs. Gholson
Oglesby waltzed into their matchup on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They put the hurt on Gholson with a sharp 3-0 win. That's more bragging rights for the Tigers, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
One reason for the win was Oglesby's dynamic defense, which allowed fewer and fewer points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 28-26, 25-15, 25-13.
Oglesby was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in nine consecutive games.
Oglesby pushed their record up to 16-8-1 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road. As for Gholson, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost eight of their last nine matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-12 record this season.
Oglesby didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-1 loss vs. Abbott on the 1st. After both having extra time off, Gholson and Iredell will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Gholson is facing Iredell at the right time seeing as Iredell is stuck on an eight-game losing streak.
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