Volleyball Preview: Gilbert Indians vs. Gray Collegiate Academy War Eagles
The Gilbert Indians will take on the Gray Collegiate Academy War Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Gilbert will be strutting in after a victory while Gray Collegiate Academy will be coming in after a loss.
Gray Collegiate Academy is hoping to do what Airport couldn't on Thursday: put an end to Gilbert's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Gilbert came out on top against Airport by a score of 3-1.
Gilbert had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 24-26, 25-23, 25-21, 25-22.
Gilbert was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in six consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Gray Collegiate Academy came up short against South Aiken on Tuesday and fell 3-1.
Gray Collegiate Academy took a 1-1 lead headed into the third set, but sadly they lost the next two. The final score came out to 25-17, 12-25, 25-15, 26-24.
Gilbert's win bumped their record up to 6-4. As for Gray Collegiate Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-7-2.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's matchup: Gilbert has serving mastered this season, having averaged 9.3 aces per game. However, it's not like Gray Collegiate Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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