The Gretna East Griffins are on the road again on Tuesday to play the Gretna Dragons at 6:30 p.m.
Gretna East is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nebraska's top teams: Elkhorn North, who was ranked seventh in their home state at the time (Gretna East was ranked 19th). Gretna East fell just short of Elkhorn North by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. The Griffins have struggled against the recently, as their game on Tuesday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Gretna East took Elkhorn North into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking six-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-15, 24-26, 24-26, 15-9.
Gretna East might have lost, but man, Maggie Williams was a machine: she had 16 digs and three aces. That's the most aces Williams has posted in her last eight games.
Meanwhile, Gretna waltzed into their contest on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Everything went their way against the Falcons as they made off with a 3-0 victory. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Dragons have posted since September 12th.
Gretna was especially dominant in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-13, 25-19.
Gretna can attribute much of their success to Karrigan Gangwish, who had eight digs and three aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Gretna was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in three consecutive matches.
Gretna East's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 22-7. As for Gretna, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-13 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's game: Gretna East has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Gretna struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other volleyball content.
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