The Gibbs Eagles's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Greeneville Greene Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
It was a Battle of the Birds when Gibbs faced off against Volunteer on Thursday. Gibbs came up short against Volunteer, falling 3-0. The Eagles haven't had much luck with the Falcons recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Gibbs was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-22, 25-19.
Gibbs' defeat came about despite a quality game from Olivia Lawson, who had five digs and three aces. That's the most aces Lawson has posted in her last 15 games.
Meanwhile, Greeneville had already won three in a row and they went ahead and made it four on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Fighting Cyclones with a sharp 3-0 victory. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Greene Devils have posted against the Fighting Cyclones since September 12, 2022.
Greeneville walked away with the victory (and looked especially good in the first set). The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-18, 25-18.
Gibbs' loss dropped their record down to 21-10. As for Greeneville, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a massive bump to their 13-13 record this season.
Gibbs came up short against Greeneville in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 3-1. Can Gibbs avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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