Glenelg has won three straight games at home, while Howard has won three straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Monday. The Glenelg Gladiators will challenge the Howard Lions at 5:00 p.m. After both made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Monday.
On Thursday, everything went Glenelg's way against Annapolis as Glenelg made off with a 3-0 win.
While Glenelg might've won, it sure wasn't easy: Annapolis scored at least 16 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-15, 25-15.
Meanwhile, Howard got the win against Southern on Thursday by a conclusive 3-0.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Howard was: they took every set by at least 19 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-5, 25-5, 25-6.
Miranda Ball and Anna Wohnsigl were among the main playmakers for Howard as the former had 11 digs and two aces and the latter had six aces. Those six aces gave Wohnsigl a new career-high.
Howard couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 64.7% of their attack attempts. That's a new trend for them: their average hitting percentage was 27% earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 40.7%.
Glenelg's victory bumped their record up to 19-2. As for Howard, their win bumped their record up to 19-0.
Glenelg came up short against Howard when the teams last played two weeks ago, falling 3-1. Can Glenelg avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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