Volleyball Preview: ALA - Gilbert North Eagles vs. Crismon Rattlers
The ALA - Gilbert North Eagles will square off against the Crismon Rattlers at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The timing is sure in ALA - Gilbert North's favor as the squad sits on six straight wins at home while Crismon has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.
Last Monday, ALA - Gilbert North got the win against Poston Butte by a conclusive 3-0.
Meanwhile, Crismon didn't have quite enough to beat Poston Butte on Wednesday and fell 3-2. While the Rattlers didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Broncos 27-25 in the first set.
Crismon started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 25-27, 19-25, 25-18, 25-21, 16-14.
Ryann Atkin put forth a good effort for the losing side as she had 19 digs and two aces. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Even though they lost, Crismon was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces in four consecutive games.
ALA - Gilbert North is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a massive bump to their 23-10 record this season. As for Crismon, their loss dropped their record down to 18-14.
Everything went ALA - Gilbert North's way against Crismon in their previous matchup back in September, as ALA - Gilbert North made off with a 3-0 win. Will ALA - Gilbert North repeat their success, or does Crismon have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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