Vancleave came tearing into Tuesday's matchup with five straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Gautier Gators 3-0. For the Bulldogs, this counts as revenge for the 3-2 loss the Gators walked away with the last time they faced one another back in September of 2023.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Vancleave took every set by at least eight points. After all that action, the final score was 25-17, 25-15, 25-13.
Leading Vancleave to victory were Harlie Lott and Savannah Hoak. Lott had 13 digs, while Hoak had six digs.
Vancleave was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 19.6.
Vancleave is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season. As for Gautier, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-10.
After both having extra time off, Vancleave and Laurel will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Vancleave is facing Laurel at the right time seeing as Laurel is stuck on a nine-game losing streak. As for Gautier, they will take on Forrest County Agricultural at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
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