Volleyball Recap: Salado Beats Gateway College Preparatory for Their Ninth Straight Win

Salado came tearing into Tuesday's contest with eight straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They skirted past the Gateway College Preparatory Gators 3-2. That's more bragging rights for the Eagles, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Salado wouldn't go down easily and took Gateway College Preparatory into a fifth set where they got it done with a five-point win. The final score came out to 19-25, 25-20, 25-19, 16-25, 15-10.

Haley Brown paced Salado's offense, picking up ten kills. Brown got some help from Charli Niu and her 29 assists. Brown also made an impact serving: she shared the team lead in aces with Macy Morris, racking up two apiece.

Despite the loss, Gateway College Preparatory still got an impressive performance from Scout Willms, who had eight digs and six aces. With that strong performance, Willms is now averaging an impressive 2.2 aces per game.

Salado's victory was their ninth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 32-6. As for Gateway College Preparatory, their loss ended a 13-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 23-5.

Salado has already played their next game, a 3-0 win against Marble Falls on the 18th. As for Gateway College Preparatory, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 3-0 victory against Lampasas on the 18th.

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