Volleyball Recap: Douglas' Luck Takes a Turn for the Worse on Tuesday

By Team Reports Oct 21, 2024, 1:19am

Volleyball Recap: Douglas Tigers vs. Galena Grizzlies

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After a string of four wins, Douglas's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Galena Grizzlies by a score of 3-2. The Tigers were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Grizzlies apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in September.

Douglas took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The match finished with set scores of 17-25, 25-18, 23-25, 25-13, 15-11.

Even though they lost, Douglas was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 23 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 26 consecutive games dating back to last season.

Douglas' loss dropped their record down to 11-13. As for Galena, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 10-5.

Douglas has already played their next match, a 3-1 win against Spanish Springs on the 17th. As for Galena, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-0 defeat against Carson on the 17th.

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