Galena entered their tilt with School of the Ozarks on Saturday with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. They had just enough and edged the School of the Ozarks Patriots out 3-2. For the Bears, this counts as revenge for the 3-2 victory the Patriots walked away with the last time they faced one another on October 1st.
Galena had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 22-25, 17-25, 25-19, 25-23, 15-4.
Melanie Rice paced Galena's offense, picking up 35 kills. Rice got some help from
Averi Foster and her 45 assists. Foster was also solid from the service line: she led the team with five aces.
Galena is on a roll lately: they've won 26 of their last 29 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 33-8 record this season. As for School of the Ozarks, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 26-7 record this season.
As of now, neither Galena nor School of the Ozarks have any future games scheduled.
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