The Girard Trojans will challenge the Southeast Lancers at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Girard will be strutting in after a win while Southeast will be coming in after a loss.
Girard took a loss when they played away from home last Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They blew past Baxter Springs 3-0. The Trojans not only won on Tuesday, but they posted their biggest win since September 15th (when they won 3-0).
The final score came out to 25-11, 25-12, 25-18.
Brilee Black
| 10/07/25 vs Baxter Springs | 7 |
| 10/02/25 @ Pittsburg | 2 |
| 10/02/25 vs Fort Scott | 1 |
| 09/27/25 vs Aurora | 1 |
| 09/27/25 vs Nevada | 1 |
Girard can attribute much of their success to Brilee Black, who had seven aces and four digs, and Breelee Merrell, who had 17 digs. Those seven aces gave Black a new career-high.
They weren't the only good servers: Girard was lethal from the service line and finished the match with ten aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Baxter Springs only served three.
Meanwhile, Southeast came up short against Humboldt on Saturday and fell 2-0. The Lancers haven't had much luck with the Cubs recently, as the team has come up short the last six times they've met.
The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-11.
Girard pushed their record up to 25-11 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Southeast, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-17-4.
Girard took their win against Southeast in their previous matchup back in October of 2024 by a conclusive 3-0 score. Will the Trojans repeat their success, or do the Lancers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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