Gateway is 8-2 against Adams City since October of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. After both having extra time off, both will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 6:30 p.m. Gateway is coming into the matchup on a three-game losing streak.
Last Thursday, Gateway didn't have quite enough to beat Aurora Central and fell 3-2. While the Olympians didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Trojans 25-14 in the first set.
Gateway took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The match finished with set scores of 14-25, 26-24, 18-25, 25-10, 15-5.
Meanwhile, Adams City lost 3-0 to Skyview on Thursday. The Eagles have struggled against the Wolverines recently, as their game on Thursday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
While Adams City was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Skyview's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-5, 25-18, 25-19.
Gateway's defeat dropped their record down to 1-14. As for Adams City, their loss dropped their record down to 5-13.
Gateway came up short against Adams City in their previous matchup two weeks ago, falling 3-1. Can Gateway avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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