Gilbert won the last time they faced Higley, and things went their way on Thursday too. The Gilbert Tigers walked away with a 3-1 win over the Higley Knights. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Tigers.
The final score came out to 25-17, 25-19, 23-25, 26-24.
Leading Gilbert to victory were Lucy Arnett and Chloe Beaudoin. Arnett had five digs and four aces, while Beaudoin had 13 digs and three aces. Beaudoin is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served three or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season.
Gilbert was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in eight consecutive matches.
Higley's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Shelby Sluiter, who had 12 digs, and Lucy Schmidt, who had 21 kills, six digs, and four aces.
Gilbert has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-5 record this season. As for Higley, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-7.
Gilbert will face off against Desert Ridge at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Higley, they will stay at home for another game and welcome Queen Creek at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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