Volleyball Preview: Incline Highlanders vs. GV Christian Guardians
After both having extra time off, the Incline Highlanders and the GV Christian Guardians will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Incline heads in on the heels of a playoff contest on Saturday. They fell 3-1 to Yerington. While the Highlanders didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Lions 25-15 in the first set.
Incline started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 15-25, 25-16, 25-19, 25-14.
GV Christian extended their winning streak to four games thanks to a huge performance from Olivia Torres. GV Christian sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over Lake Mead Christian Academy on Saturday thanks in part to Torres, who had 12 digs and three aces. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last four games she's played.
GV Christian had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 24-26, 23-25, 25-19, 25-10, 15-12.
GV Christian's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Hannah Heaston, who had nine digs and two aces, and Ellie Thurman, who had 35 digs, 13 kills, two aces, and a block.
GV Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 20 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September.
Incline's defeat dropped their record down to 19-7. As for GV Christian, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 25 of their last 26 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 31-5 record this season.
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