Mt. Gilead is 0-10 against Danville since August of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Mt. Gilead Indians will welcome the Danville Blue Devils at 6:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Mt. Gilead is headed into Thursday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Tuesday. They came up short against Fredericktown, falling 3-0.
After all that action, the final score was 25-6, 25-10, 25-11.
Meanwhile, Danville wound up with the same score they had in their last game (3-1), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time.
Danville came into the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 14-25, 25-16, 25-18, 25-17.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Erin Crider, who had eight kills and eight digs. She is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had five or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Kayley Sheldon, who had 14 digs.
Even though they lost, Danville kept the net locked down and finished the game with 13 blocks. That's the most blocks they've posted since back in August.
Mt. Gilead's loss dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Danville, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-6.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's match: Mt. Gilead has serving mastered this season, having averaged 9.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Danville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Mt. Gilead might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Danville in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can Mt. Gilead avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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