On Saturday, the Gideon Bulldogs were able to grind out a solid victory over the Grandview Eagles, taking the game 2-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bulldogs.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Gideon took both sets by at least 17 points. After all that action, the final score was 25-8, 25-6.
Gideon got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Jalynn Ford out in front who had five digs and three aces. The dominant performance gave Ford a new career-high in aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Aubree Sharp, who had three aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Gideon was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 25 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces in four consecutive matches.
Gideon is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season. As for Grandview, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-6.
Gideon didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 2-0 victory vs. Woodland on the 14th. As for Grandview, they will look to defend their home court on Monday against St. Clair at 6:30 p.m.
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