Volleyball Recap: Continental Pirates vs. Pandora-Gilboa Rockets
Continental was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Pandora-Gilboa Rockets. The Pirates were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Rockets apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in September of 2023.
After all that action, the final score was 25-21, 25-10, 19-25, 25-14.
Even though they lost, Continental 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 six aces in four consecutive games.
Pandora-Gilboa had a senior duo take command as Miley Russell had nine digs and two aces and Peyton Diller had eight digs and six aces. Diller is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 18 or more in the last 31 games she's played dating back to last season.
Continental's loss dropped their record down to 3-8. As for Pandora-Gilboa, the victory was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 7-2.
Continental will head out to challenge Hilltop at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Pandora-Gilboa, they will look to defend their home court on Saturday against Cory-Rawson at 10:15 a.m. The timing is sure in Pandora-Gilboa's favor as the team sits on four straight wins at home while Cory-Rawson has been banged up by four consecutive losses on the road.
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