After having lost a blowout in their previous game against StoneBridge, Gateway Christian was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over the Portsmouth Christian Patriots. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Gateway Christian also won the last time the pair played back in September.
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 25-20, 23-25, 26-24, 26-28, 15-11.
Gateway Christian pushed their record up to 6-5 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Portsmouth Christian, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-13.
Gateway Christian will challenge Hampton Christian Academy at 5:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Portsmouth Christian has already played their next game, a 3-1 loss against Suffolk Christian Academy on the 4th.
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