Volleyball Preview: Gaston Day Spartans vs. Gaston Christian Eagles
On Thursday Gaston Day will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will take on the Gaston Christian Eagles at 5:15 p.m. Gaston Day will be strutting in after a victory while Gaston Christian will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Tuesday, Gaston Day got the win against Concord Academy by a conclusive 3-0.
The win didn't come easy: Concord Academy scored at least 16 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-8, 25-16, 25-7.
Ava Blanton and Hannah Johnson were among the main playmakers for Gaston Day as the former had 13 digs and two aces and the latter had eight digs and five aces. Blanton has been hot recently, having posted ten or more digs the last 15 times she's played.
Gaston Day was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 13 consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Gaston Christian was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell 3-1 to Hickory Grove Christian.
The final score came out to 25-21, 25-20, 14-25, 25-17.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Peyton Hunsucker, who had two aces and 29 assists. That's the most aces she has posted in her last seven contests.
Gaston Day has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a massive bump to their 10-7 record this season. As for Gaston Christian, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-9.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: Gaston Day has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.5 aces per game. However, it's not like Gaston Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Gaston Day's way against Gaston Christian in their previous meeting two weeks ago, as Gaston Day made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Gaston Day since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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