The Gaither Cowboys will head out to square off against the Riverview Sharks at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Gaither earned a 3-1 win over Robinson.
Gaither was staring down a 1-0 deficit headed into the second set, but they rallied to take the next three for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 19-25, 25-20, 25-20, 25-23.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Riverview, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. They won by a set and slipped past Lennard 3-2.
Riverview took Lennard into a fifth set where they got it done with a six-point win. After all that action, the final score was 25-13, 25-20, 20-25, 23-25, 15-9.
Riverview can attribute much of their success to Deyanamarie Flanagan, who had four digs and two aces. Flanagan has been hot recently, having also posted 11 or more assists the last seven times she's played.
Riverview was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in August.
Gaither has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-6 record this season. As for Riverview, they now have a winning record of 7-6.
Gaither came up short against Riverview in their previous matchup back in September of 2022, falling 2-0. Can Gaither avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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