Volleyball Game Preview: Gonzaga Prep Hits the Road

By Team Reports Sep 14, 2024, 12:49am

Volleyball Preview: Gonzaga Prep Bullpups vs. Mead Panthers

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The Gonzaga Prep Bullpups will venture away from home to face off against the Mead Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Gonzaga Prep will be strutting in after a win while Mead will be coming in after a loss.

Last Wednesday, Gonzaga Prep was able to grind out a solid victory over Xavier Prep, taking the game 3-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bullpups.

Gonzaga Prep was staring down a 1-0 deficit headed into the second set, but they rallied to take the next three for the win. After all that action, the final score was 23-25, 25-15, 25-23, 25-15.

Emma Sandberg and Molly Davidson were among the main playmakers for Gonzaga Prep as the former had 21 digs and the latter had nine digs. Sandberg is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last nine games she's played dating back to last season.

Meanwhile, Mead unfortunately witnessed the end of their 16-game winning streak dating back to last season on Thursday. They fell just short of Ridgeline by a score of 3-2.

In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Mead sadly wound up on the wrong side. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 23-25, 25-20, 23-25, 15-13.

Gonzaga Prep pushed their record up to 2-1 with that win, which was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Mead, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 1-1.

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