Gray Collegiate Academy posted their closest win since September 27th on Thursday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Gilbert Indians 3-2. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 3-1 back in September.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Gray Collegiate Academy who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 22-25, 28-26, 23-25, 15-5.
Haylen Lawson
| 10/16/25 @ Gilbert | 23 |
| 09/10/25 @ Legion Collegiate Academy | 20 |
| 09/25/25 vs Midland Valley | 19 |
| 09/16/25 vs South Aiken | 18 |
| 10/14/25 vs Aiken | 17 |
Leading Gray Collegiate Academy to victory were Colby Branham and Haylen Lawson. Branham had seven digs and four aces, while Lawson had 23 digs and two aces. Those 23 digs gave Lawson a new career-high.
They weren't the only good servers: Gray Collegiate Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in six consecutive matchups.
Gray Collegiate Academy is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 19-4 record this season. As for Gilbert, they moved to 13-9 with that loss, which also ended their three-match winning streak.
Gray Collegiate Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Gilbert, they will head out to take on North Central at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday.
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