Gaston Day is 9-1 against Hickory Grove Christian since September of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Gaston Day Spartans will head out on the road to square off against the Hickory Grove Christian Lions at 6:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Gaston Day has four straight wins, Hickory Grove Christian has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Tuesday, everything went Gaston Day's way against University Christian as Gaston Day made off with a 3-0 victory.
After all that action, the final score was 25-23, 25-5, 25-21.
Among those leading the charge was Ava Blanton, who had 17 digs. She has been hot recently, having posted ten or more digs the last 11 times she's played.
Gaston Day was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, Hickory Grove Christian didn't have quite enough to beat Concord Academy on Tuesday and fell 3-2.
The 3-2 doesn't really show just how close this match was: all the sets Hickory Grove Christian lost were decided by three points or less. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 24-26, 25-22, 25-22, 18-25, 16-14.
Gaston Day pushed their record up to 7-6 with that win, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Hickory Grove Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-6.
Gaston Day took their victory against Hickory Grove Christian when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Gaston Day since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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