The Woodland Dragons will face off against the George Stevens Academy Eagles at 5:30 p.m. on Monday.
Last Thursday, Woodland didn't have quite enough to beat Calais and fell 3-2. While the Dragons didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Blue Devils 25-21 in the first set.
Woodland actually scored more points across those five sets (105-100), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 27-25, 12-25, 25-18, 15-12.
Meanwhile, George Stevens Academy got the win against Lee Academy on Thursday by a conclusive 3-0.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-6, 25-20, 25-6.
Taylor Grego and Huldah Gadsby were among the main playmakers for George Stevens Academy as the former had 14 aces, four kills, and four digs and the latter had ten digs, eight aces, and two kills. That's the most aces Gadsby has posted since back in September.
George Stevens Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 34 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 13 consecutive matches.
Woodland's defeat dropped their record down to 8-5. As for George Stevens Academy, their win bumped their record up to an identical 8-5.
Woodland beat George Stevens Academy 3-1 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Woodland 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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