Volleyball Recap: Pandora-Gilboa Falls Despite Strong Effort from Luci Hovest

By Team Reports Sep 29, 2024, 7:56am

Volleyball Recap: Pandora-Gilboa Rockets vs. Ottoville Big Green

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If Pandora-Gilboa was riding high fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Riverdale last Monday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Pandora-Gilboa Rockets took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Ottoville Big Green on Tuesday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Rockets of the 3-1 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September of 2023.

While Pandora-Gilboa ultimately came up short, they didn't go down without a fight: they scored at least 19 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 27-25, 23-25, 25-22, 25-19.

Despite the loss, Pandora-Gilboa still got an impressive performance from Luci Hovest, who had 21 digs.

Pandora-Gilboa's loss dropped their record down to 10-5. As for Ottoville, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-2 record this season.

Pandora-Gilboa didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 3-0 victory vs. Arcadia on the 25th. Ottoville has also already played their next match, a 3-0 win against McComb on the 28th.

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