The Galena Bears will square off against the Blue Eye Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Blue Eye took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Galena, who comes in off a win.
Having struggled with three losses in a row, Galena finally turned things around against Purdy on Tuesday. They blew past the Eagles 3-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Bears have posted since September 26th.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Galena was: they took every set by at least 12 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-9, 25-13, 25-12.
Galena was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in nine consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Blue Eye was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They fell 3-1 to Fordland.
Blue Eye was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Fordland work for it, especially in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 19-25, 26-24, 25-16.
Galena's win bumped their record up to 27-8. As for Blue Eye, their loss dropped their record down to 7-9-1.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's contest: Galena has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9.5 aces per game. However, it's not like Blue Eye struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Galena's way against Blue Eye when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as Galena made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Galena 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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