Gilbert had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Airport Eagles. That's more bragging rights for the Indians, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Gilbert was staring down a 1-0 deficit headed into the second set, but they rallied to take the next three for the win. The match finished with set scores of 24-26, 25-23, 25-21, 25-22.
Gilbert was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in six consecutive matchups.
Gilbert's win bumped their record up to 6-4. As for Airport, they dropped their record down to 2-7 with that loss, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Gilbert will challenge Gray Collegiate Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Airport, they will look to defend their home court on Monday against White Knoll at 6:30 p.m. Airport is facing White Knoll at the right time seeing as White Knoll is stuck on a nine-game losing streak.
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