Galena has gone 10-0 against East Dubuque recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Galena Pirates will challenge the East Dubuque Warriors at 5:00 p.m. Galena is looking to tack on another W to their ten-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Last Thursday, Galena beat Warren 2-0.
While Galena might've won, it sure wasn't easy: Warren scored at least points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-12.
Galena can attribute much of their success to Abigale Merritt, who had six digs and 16 assists, and Jayme Frank, who had five digs and two aces. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: Merritt now posted ten or more in the last 51 games she's played dating back to last season.
Galena kept the net locked down and finished the game with 12 blocks. That's the most blocks they've posted since back in August of 2023.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Saturday East Dubuque sidestepped Polo for a 2-1 win.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was East Dubuque who won the one that mattered. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 21-25, 25-17.
Galena's record is now 11-1. As for East Dubuque, the victory got them back to even at 5-5-2.
Galena was able to grind out a solid win over East Dubuque in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, winning 2-0. Does Galena have another victory up their sleeve, or will East Dubuque turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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