After flying high against ALA - Ironwood on Tuesday, Gilbert Christian came back down to earth. The Knights fell just short of the Valley Christian Trojans by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. The Knights were not able to make up for their loss to the Trojans from their previous meeting back in March of 2024.
While Gilbert Christian ultimately came up short, they really made Valley Christian work, particularly in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 25-20, 19-25, 23-25, 15-9.
Malachi Myers paced Gilbert Christian's offense, picking up 15 kills. Myers got some help from Bryce Kincaid and his 41 assists. Kincaid was also solid from the service line: he led the team with four aces.
Valley Christian can attribute much of their success to Travis Christy, who had 16 digs and two aces. Those 16 digs gave Christy a new career-high.
Gilbert Christian's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-9. As for Valley Christian, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 12-6.
We've got plenty of inter-region action coming up soon. Gilbert Christian is set to face off against their familiar foe San Tan Charter at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Valley Christian will challenge rival Benjamin Franklin at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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