The Galion Tigers are taking a road trip to take on the Buckeye Central Bucks at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.
Galion is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Shelby just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell 3-1 to the Whippets.
Galion started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-27, 25-18, 25-21, 25-21.
Meanwhile, Buckeye Central made easy work of Bucyrus on Thursday and carried off a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bucks.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Buckeye Central was: they took every set by at least ten points. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-8, 25-11.
Buckeye Central was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 16 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Galion's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-5. As for Buckeye Central, their win bumped their record up to 9-4.
Galion beat Buckeye Central 2-0 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Will Galion repeat their success, or does Buckeye Central have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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