The Galena Pirates's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Ridgewood Maroons at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, Galena was able to grind out a solid win over River Ridge, taking the game 2-0.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Galena took both sets by at least 12 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-9.
Galena's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Abigale Merritt, who had two aces and 22 assists, and Zoe Blaum, who had seven digs. Merritt is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 12 or more in the last 17 games she's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Ridgewood beat Garfield 2-0 on Tuesday.
Ridgewood easily took the second set, but they let things get interesting in the other. The final score came out to 25-16, 25-8.
Galena's victory was their 17th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 19-1. As for Ridgewood, their win bumped their record up to 2-8.
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