Volleyball Preview: Gallia Academy Blue Devils vs. South Point Pointers
Gallia Academy has gone 8-2 against South Point recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Gallia Academy Blue Devils will take on the South Point Pointers at 7:30 p.m. Gallia Academy will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
Last Monday, Gallia Academy beat River Valley 3-1.
Gallia Academy was dominant in they sets they won, taking each by at least 12 points. The final score came out to 25-13, 23-25, 25-5, 25-4.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Gallia Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Chloe Bennett, who had ten digs and six aces. That's the most aces Bennett has posted since back in August. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaelyn Dillon, who had ten digs and three aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Gallia Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 26 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 17 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, South Point made easy work of Rock Hill on Tuesday and carried off a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Pointers.
Gallia Academy pushed their record up to 12-3 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for South Point, they now have a winning record of 7-6.
Gallia Academy was able to grind out a solid victory over South Point in their previous meeting back in August, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Gallia Academy 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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