Gaston Day is 9-1 against Westminster Catawba Christian since September of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Gaston Day Spartans will face off against the Westminster Catawba Christian Indians at 12:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Gaston Day is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They came out on top against Berean Baptist Academy by a score of 3-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Spartans.
The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 22-25, 25-20, 25-14.
Ava Blanton was nothing short of spectacular: she had 13 digs and five aces. That's the most aces she has posted in her last 11 games.
Gaston Day was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're ace total in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Westminster Catawba Christian waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Knights.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 26-24, 15-25, 25-23.
Sophie Sherer had an outrageously good game as she had 24 digs and three aces. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 12 or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Milli Hauter, who had 14 digs.
Gaston Day has been performing well recently as they've won 15 of their last 19 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-10 record this season. As for Westminster Catawba Christian, they pushed their record up to 21-6 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's game: Gaston Day has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8 aces per game. However, it's not like Westminster Catawba Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 13.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Gaston Day's way against Westminster Catawba Christian when the teams last played on October 4th, as Gaston Day made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Gaston Day since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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