The Gate City Blue Devils are on the road again on Saturday to play the Carroll County Cavaliers at 6:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Last Thursday, Gate City came up short against Central Wise and fell 3-1.
The 3-1 doesn't really show just how close this match was: all the sets Gate City lost were decided by three points or less. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 29-27, 19-25, 25-23.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Georgia Griffis, who had 18 digs and 15 assists. She is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 12 or more in the last eight games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Sophie Webb, who had 11 digs and 16 assists.
Even though they lost, Gate City was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in five consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Carroll County suffered their biggest loss since October 31, 2023 on Thursday. They came up short against Alleghany, falling 3-0. The Cavaliers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Carroll County was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. The final score came out to 25-15, 26-24, 25-21.
Gate City has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-8 record this season. As for Carroll County, they now have a losing record at 6-7.
Gate City came out on top in a nail-biter against Carroll County in their previous meeting two weeks ago, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Gate City since the team 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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