Pleasant won the last time they faced Mt. Gilead, and things went their way on Tuesday too. Everything went the Pleasant Spartans' way against the Mt. Gilead Indians as the Pleasant Spartans made off with a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Spartans.
Pleasant's got stronger as the match went on, holding Mt. Gilead to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-9, 25-4.
Leading Pleasant to victory were Kamryn Roberts and Sydney Smith. Roberts had six digs and five aces, while Smith had five aces, three digs, and a kill. Smith is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 12 or more in the last 24 games she's played dating back to last season.
Pleasant couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 47.9% of their attack attempts. That's a new trend for them: their average hitting percentage was 29.9% earlier this season, but in their last ten matches they've averaged 37.1%.
Pleasant is on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 15 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 21-3 record this season. As for Mt. Gilead, they dropped their record down to 4-19 with the loss, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Pleasant will play host again on Thursday to welcome Newark Catholic, where the match is scheduled at 6:00 p.m. Newark Catholic will roll in looking for their sixth straight victory, something Pleasant surely won't give up without a fight. Mt. Gilead does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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