Volleyball Recap: Gavin Blanks' Big Game Can't Quite Lead Gloucester over Kecoughtan

By Team Reports Oct 1, 2024, 8:08am

Volleyball Recap: Gloucester Dukes vs. Kecoughtan Warriors

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Gloucester lost against Kecoughtan last Thursday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The Gloucester Dukes took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Kecoughtan Warriors. The Dukes have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

The final score came out to 25-16, 25-14, 22-25, 25-11.

Several Dukes players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Gavin Blanks, who had five kills, five digs, three aces, and two blocks. That's the most aces Blanks has posted since back in September. Another player making a difference was Hayden Simmons, who had seven kills, six digs, and a block.

Gloucester now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Kecoughtan, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 10-1.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Gloucester will square off against Hampton at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Kecoughtan, they will host Warwick at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Kecoughtan will stroll in with a 13 game home winning streak (dating back to last season), but they should still watch out: the last time they lost at home was their August 24 matchup with Warwick.

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