McKeel Academy came tearing into Tuesday's contest with eight straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Lake Gibson Braves. The Wildcats have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Braves, too.
McKeel Academy had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-22, 26-24, 25-16.
Leading McKeel Academy to victory were Nikole Gillingham and Sofia Burke. Gillingham had nine digs and two aces, while Burke had 11 digs, two aces, and two aces. The dominant performance gave Gillingham a new career-high in aces.
McKeel Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in three consecutive games.
McKeel Academy has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. As for Lake Gibson, the loss snapped their winning streak at five games and leaves them with a 9-6 record.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. McKeel Academy will face off against Lakeland Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. McKeel Academy will be looking to keep their three-game home win streak alive. As for Lake Gibson, they will square off against Bartow at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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