Gateway Christian had already won six in a row and they went ahead and made it seven on Saturday. They won by a set and slipped past the Melrose Buffaloes 3-2. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Warriors also won the last time the pair played back in October.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Gateway Christian who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 23-25, 25-19, 20-25, 15-8.
When it comes to explaining why Melrose lost, don't look at Eden Lunsford. Despite the final result, she had 15 digs. The team also got some help courtesy of Tylee Hill, who had 13 digs.
Gateway Christian has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-3 record this season. As for Melrose, with the loss, they broke their five-game winning streak and moved their record to 16-5.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Gateway Christian beat Melrose by a score of 3-1 on Tuesday.
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