Gray Collegiate Academy posted their closest win since September 27th on Thursday. They skirted 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.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Gray Collegiate Academy got the one that really 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 |
Gray Collegiate Academy was led to victory by 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 seven aces in 11 consecutive matchups.
Gilbert's loss came despite strong showings from Olivia Otero and Abigail Widmann. Otero had ten digs, while Widmann had 11 digs and four aces.
Gray Collegiate Academy is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests. 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 square off against North Central at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday.
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