Elba was the 2-1 winner over Gibbon when they last played one another on September 1st, but their luck changed this time around. The Bluejays fell 2-0 to the Buffaloes on Saturday.
Elba might've come up short, but they didn't make it easy on Gibbon: every set was decided by exactly two points. Once all was said and done, the final set scores wound up at 25-23, 25-23.
Gibbon's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Claire Clark, who had 22 assists and three digs. The team also got some help from Izabella Thyne, who had eight kills, five digs, and two solo blocks.
Elba has now lost seven of their last nine games on the road. That gives them a 5-5 record this season. Admittedly, the team was facing some tough opposition over that stretch, including 4-0 Grand Island Lutheran (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 66% over those games). As for Gibbon, they moved to 3-8 with that victory, which also ended their four-game losing streak.
Elba didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 2-0 win against Fullerton on the 19th. As for Gibbon, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 2-0 loss against Osceola on the 19th.
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