South Aiken won the last time they faced Gilbert, and things went their way on Monday too. The South Aiken Thoroughbreds narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Gilbert Indians 3-2.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day South Aiken got the one that really mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 27-29, 25-13, 22-25, 15-13.
Gilbert's loss came despite strong showings from Abigail Widmann and Gabby Esposito. Widmann had nine digs, while Esposito had 22 kills and 20 digs. Esposito has been hot recently, having posted 12 or more kills the last three times she's played.
South Aiken has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-10 record this season. As for Gilbert, they now have a losing record at 12-13.
As of now, neither South Aiken nor Gilbert have any future games scheduled.
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