Gilmour Academy has gone 6-0 against Archbishop Hoban recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Gilmour Academy Lancers and the Archbishop Hoban Knights are set to duel. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Gilmour Academy sitting on six straight victories and Archbishop Hoban on 26.
Gilmour Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Padua Franciscan.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Gilmour Academy was: they took every set by at least 11 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-14, 25-12.
Gilmour Academy's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Ella Jackson, who had five digs, three aces, and two kills. Jackson has been hot recently, having posted two or more aces the last four times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Brie Habeeb, who had 18 digs and four aces.
Gilmour Academy 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 seven aces in 15 consecutive games.
Highland typically has all the answers at home, but on Thursday Archbishop Hoban proved too difficult a challenge. They put the hurt on the Hornets with a sharp 3-0 win.
Archbishop Hoban's got stronger as the match went on, holding Highland to fewer and fewer points set over set. The final score came out to 25-22, 25-17, 25-13.
Gilmour Academy's victory bumped their record up to 21-4. As for Archbishop Hoban, their win was their 11th straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 26-0.
Gilmour Academy took their victory against Archbishop Hoban when the teams last played back in October of 2022 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Gilmour Academy since the team 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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