After both having extra time off, the Gilbert Indians and the Gray Collegiate Academy War Eagles will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Gray Collegiate Academy took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Gilbert, who comes in off a win.
Gilbert took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Brookland-Cayce with a sharp 3-0 win.
The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-12, 25-17.
Gilbert's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Abigail Widmann, who had nine digs and two aces, and Maggie Harmon, who had three aces. Those three aces gave Harmon a new career-high.
She wasn't the only good server: Gilbert was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 20 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Gray Collegiate Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of South Aiken.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-20, 17-25, 25-21.
Gilbert's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-8. As for Gray Collegiate Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-10-2.
Gilbert was able to grind out a solid win over Gray Collegiate Academy in their previous meeting back in September, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Gilbert since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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