Volleyball Recap: Galena Bears vs. Sparta Trojans
There's no place like home for Galena, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Sparta Trojans 3-2. That's more bragging rights for the Bears, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Galena got the one that really mattered. After all that action, the final score was 25-20, 23-25, 28-26, 17-25, 15-10.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Galena to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jaiona Bailey, who had 17 digs. The team also got some help courtesy of Chloe Simpson, who had 17 digs.
Galena was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in seven consecutive games.
Galena pushed their record up to 8-5 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Sparta, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-5-1 record this season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Galena will venture away from home to square off against Exeter at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Galena is facing Exeter at the right time seeing as Exeter is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Sparta, they will square off against Seymour at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.
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