Gilbert Christian entered their tilt with Payson on Monday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They put the hurt on the Payson Longhorns with a sharp 3-0 victory. The Knights have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Longhorns, too.
Gilbert Christian's got stronger as the match went on, holding Payson to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 29-27, 25-20, 25-14.
Gilbert Christian kept the net locked down and finished the game with 14 blocks. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 1.4 blocks per game earlier this season, but in their last five games they've averaged 4.2.
Gilbert Christian pushed their record up to 25-3 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home. As for Payson, the defeat snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 21-10 record.
Gilbert Christian didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-0 victory against San Tan Foothills on the 24th. As for Payson, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 3-2 loss against Benjamin Franklin on the 22nd.
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