Geneva has been away from home for three games now, but on Tuesday they'll finally make their return. They will host the Edgewood Warriors at 6:00 p.m. Both are at an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2019, but likely not for long.
Last Thursday, Geneva narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Madison 3-2.
Geneva took Madison into a fifth set where they got it done with a two-point win. The final score came out to 25-21, 25-17, 17-25, 22-25, 15-13.
Geneva's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Cora Brace, who had 26 digs and two aces. Brace has been hot recently, having posted 11 or more digs the last eight times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Kailyn Cerjan, who had 14 digs and three aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Geneva was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 19 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 2.8 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 14.2.
Meanwhile, Edgewood entered their tilt with South Range on Monday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They came out on top against the Raiders by a score of 3-1.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-19, 21-25, 25-18.
Geneva has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 3-8 record this season. As for Edgewood, their victory was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-3.
Geneva suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Edgewood in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Edgewood's Gianna Ianetta, who had seven digs and 34 assists. Now that Geneva knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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