After both having extra time off, the Meigs Marauders and the Gallia Academy Blue Devils will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Meigs will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
Meigs came up short against Vinton County on Thursday, falling 3-0.
The final score came out to 25-4, 25-20, 25-17.
Meigs' loss came about despite a quality game from Marlee Laudermilt, who had 16 digs.
Meanwhile, Gallia Academy made easy work of Rock Hill on Thursday and carried off a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Blue Devils.
The 3-0 doesn't show just how dominant Gallia Academy was: they took every set by at least nine points. After all that action, the final score was 25-14, 25-12, 25-16.
Chloe Bennett was a one-man wrecking crew for Gallia Academy as she had 15 digs and four aces. That's the most aces Bennett has posted since back in August.
Gallia Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 14 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Meigs' defeat dropped their record down to 0-10. As for Gallia Academy, they have been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season.
Meigs suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Gallia Academy in their previous meeting back in September of 2019. Can Meigs avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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