The Saint Gertrude Gators will head out to challenge the St. Anne's-Belfield Saints at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Saint Gertrude took a loss when they played away from home last Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They came out on top against Hampton Roads Academy by a score of 3-1.
The final score came out to 25-10, 25-20, 18-25, 25-21.
Meanwhile, St. Anne's-Belfield entered their tilt with Kempsville on Saturday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over the Chiefs.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day St. Anne's-Belfield got the one that really mattered. After all that action, the final score was 25-18, 21-25, 15-11.
Saint Gertrude's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-5. As for St. Anne's-Belfield, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season.
Saint Gertrude came up short against St. Anne's-Belfield when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 3-1. Can Saint Gertrude avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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