The Gilmour Academy Lancers will be playing at home against the Tuscarawas Central Catholic Saints at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Gilmour Academy has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with three straight losses, while Tuscarawas Central Catholic will come in with 11 straight victories.
Gilmour Academy and Roger Bacon met for a duel on Saturday where Gilmour Academy had to take the L. Gilmour Academy took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Roger Bacon.
Gilmour Academy came incredibly close to winning: the sets they lost were decided by three points or less. The final score came out to 26-24, 21-25, 26-24, 25-22.
Despite their defeat, Gilmour Academy saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Marlie Davis, who had 23 kills, 12 digs, and two aces, was perhaps the best of all. Davis is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had six or more in the last 11 games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Ella Jackson, who had 15 digs, two kills, and 31 assists.
Even though they lost, Gilmour Academy 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 seven aces in nine consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, everything went Tuscarawas Central Catholic's way against West Holmes on Monday as Tuscarawas Central Catholic made off with a 3-0 win.
Tuscarawas Central Catholic was especially dominant in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-15, 25-21.
Gilmour Academy's loss dropped their record down to 15-4. As for Tuscarawas Central Catholic, they pushed their record up to 16-3 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Everything went Gilmour Academy's way against Tuscarawas Central Catholic when the teams last played back in October of 2022, as Gilmour Academy made off with a 3-0 win. Does Gilmour Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Tuscarawas Central Catholic turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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