After both having extra time off, the Pima Roughriders and the Gilbert Classical Academy Spartans will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Pima will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak alive.
Pima lost 3-0 to St. David on Tuesday.
Pima was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-13, 25-15.
Meanwhile, Gilbert Classical Academy didn't have quite enough to beat Veritas Prep last Friday and fell 3-2. The Spartans have struggled against the Falcons recently, as their game last Friday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Gilbert Classical Academy took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The final score came out to 25-27, 25-19, 21-25, 25-14, 15-3.
Even though they lost, Gilbert Classical Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in three consecutive contests.
Pima's loss dropped their record down to 6-6. As for Gilbert Classical Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-6.
Pima took their victory against Gilbert Classical Academy in their previous meeting back in September of 2015 by a conclusive 3-0. Will Pima repeat their success, or does Gilbert Classical Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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