Volleyball Preview: Garaway Pirates vs. Indian Valley Braves
The Garaway Pirates will take on the Indian Valley Braves at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Garaway is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road.
Garaway is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Hiland just ended the team's nine-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of the Hawks by a score of 3-2. While the Pirates didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Hawks 26-24 in the first period.
The 3-2 doesn't really show just how close this match was: all the sets Garaway lost were decided by three points or less. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 26-24, 23-25, 26-24, 15-12.
Kaitlyn Mast put forth a good effort for the losing side as she had nine digs.
Even though they lost, Garaway 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 six aces in 17 consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Indian Valley got the win against Ridgewood on Thursday by a conclusive 3-0.
Garaway's loss ended a ten-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 15-4. As for Indian Valley, their victory bumped their record up to 8-11.
Garaway took their win against Indian Valley in their previous meeting back in September by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Garaway since the squad 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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