Gillespie is 1-6 against Carrollton since September of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Gillespie Miners are taking a road trip to challenge the Carrollton Hawks at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Gillespie took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They came out on top against Vandalia by a score of 2-0.
Gillespie easily took the first set, but they let things get interesting in the other. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 25-21.
Meanwhile, Carrollton entered their tilt with Jacksonville on Saturday with 12 consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 13. They had just enough and edged the Crimsons out 2-1.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Carrollton who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 22-25, 15-11.
Gillespie's win ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 8-20. As for Carrollton, they are on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 18 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 25-4 record this season.
Gillespie came up short against Carrollton in their previous meeting back in August, falling 2-0. Can Gillespie avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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