Tuloso-Midway is 2-8 against Gregory-Portland since October of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Tuloso-Midway Warriors & Cherokees are on the road again to play the Gregory-Portland Wildcats at 5:00 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Tuesday, Tuloso-Midway got the win against King by a conclusive 3-0.
One reason for the win was Tuloso-Midway's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-14, 25-13.
Among those leading the charge was Laney Soza, who had 15 digs.
If Alice wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Gregory-Portland, they should've done a better job of containing Kalli Rowe. Everything went Gregory-Portland's way against Alice on Tuesday as Gregory-Portland made off with a 3-0 victory thanks in part to Rowe, who had six aces and four digs. That's the most aces she has posted since back in September.
Gregory-Portland got the W, but it wasn't easy, at least in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 30-28, 25-5, 25-14.
Gregory-Portland was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their ace total in four consecutive games.
Tuloso-Midway has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 24-12 record this season. As for Gregory-Portland, their record is now 24-18.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's matchup: Tuloso-Midway has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 4.5 aces per game. However, it's not like Gregory-Portland struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Tuloso-Midway was able to grind out a solid win over Gregory-Portland in their previous matchup back in August, winning 3-1. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Rowe, who had 17 digs and four aces. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Tuloso-Midway still be able to contain Rowe? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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