If Gilbert was riding high fresh off their 3-0 takedown of St. Paul Catholic on Monday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Yellowjackets lost 3-0 to the Northwestern Regional Highlanders on Friday. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Highlanders this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-1 back in September.
While Gilbert was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Northwestern Regional's winning margin in every set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 25-18, 25-22.
Northwestern Regional found their leader in sophomore Madi Landi, who had 11 digs and five aces.
Gilbert's defeat was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Northwestern Regional, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season.
As of now, neither Gilbert nor Northwestern Regional have any future games scheduled.
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