Gilbert has gone 10-0 against Higley recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Gilbert Tigers will venture away from home to face off against the Higley Knights at 6:00 p.m. Gilbert is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
Gilbert is headed into the game having just suffered their biggest defeat since September 5th on Monday. They lost 3-0 to Westwood.
After all that action, the final score was 31-29, 27-25, 25-21.
Gilbert's loss came about despite a quality game from Chloe Beaudoin, who had eight digs and four aces. With that strong performance, Beaudoin is now averaging an impressive 2.2 aces per game.
Meanwhile, Higley made easy work of Skyline on Wednesday and carried off a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Knights.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 25-21, 25-19.
Higley 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 11 aces in four consecutive matchups.
Gilbert's defeat dropped their record down to 6-5. As for Higley, their win bumped their record up to 8-6.
Everything went Gilbert's way against Higley in their previous meeting back in October of 2021 as Gilbert made off with a 3-0 victory. Will Gilbert repeat their success, or does Higley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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