After eight games on the road, Episcopal is heading back home. They will host the Georgetown Day Mighty Hoppers at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both are at an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2015, but likely not for long.
Episcopal is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Virginia's top teams: Flint Hill, who was ranked third in their home state at the time (Episcopal was ranked fifth). Episcopal came up short against Flint Hill on Thursday, falling 3-0.
While Episcopal ultimatly came up short, they didn't go down without a fight: they scored at least 17 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-19, 25-17.
Meanwhile, Georgetown Day put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They put the hurt on Holton-Arms with a sharp 3-0 win.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Georgetown Day was: they took every set by at least 13 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 25-12, 25-8.
Georgetown Day's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Alexa Gillespie, who had three digs and three aces, and Leia Levine, who had three aces. That's the most aces Levine has posted in her last five matches.
Georgetown Day was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're ace total in three consecutive contests.
Episcopal's loss dropped their record down to 6-3. As for Georgetown Day, they pushed their record up to 9-0 with the victory, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Episcopal suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Georgetown Day in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Will Episcopal have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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