POOL GAMES
ACA 2 GMCS 0
The Volley Saints had a tough go of it early on Friday morning as they fell to ACA in their first pool game in straight sets 25-14 and 25-21. Gracy Martin had 3 aces, 2 kills, and 2 digs for the Saints. Baylee Pogue had 2 kills and 1 dig, while Silbi Jones had 1 kill and 2 blocks. Brailyn Almand had 2 aces and 2 digs and Katie Holland posted an ace and 2 digs. Heaven Garcia had 4 digs, Savannah Fields and Raylee Adkison each had 2 digs, and Laila Santifer had 1 dig.
UNION 2 GMCS 0
In a game where not much went right for Garrett Memorial, the Volley Saints dropped two sets to a very good Union team 25-8, 25-7. Gracy Martin had 2 kills, Silbi Jones had 1 kill, Baylee Pogue had 1 dig, and Brailyn Almand had 1 ace.
GMCS 2 SCA#2 1
The Volley Saints won a close opening set 25-23, to set themselves up nicely in their third game of the day on Friday. They would drop the 2nd set 23-25 before dominating the third and final set 15-4 to secure the win. Silbi Jones had a great game with 4 aces, 4 kills, and 3 digs. Baylee Pogue served 8 aces and also added a kill and 2 digs. Gracy Martin had 3 big kills at the net. Laila Santifer served an ace and had a great game at the net with 2 blocks. Heaven Garcia had a team-high 5 digs, while Raylee Adkison played great with 2 aces and 2 digs. Brailyn Almand served up 3 aces and Savannah Fields had 1 kill.
GMCS 2 VALLEY CHRISTIAN 1
GMCS would drop the first set against Valley 25-21, but decided to lock in and win the next two sets 25-16 and 15-8 for the big comeback win. Baylee Pogue once again served up a team-high 8 aces in the match, along with 3 kills and 2 digs. Silbi Jones had 5 aces, 3 kills, and 2 digs. Gracy Martin had 2 aces and 2 kills. Heaven Garcia once again had a team-high 4 digs, while Raylee Adkison added 2 digs and an ace. Savannah Fields had 2 aces and 3 kills at the net. Laila Santifer had 2 aces and Brailyn Almand had 1 ace and 1 kill. The Volley Saints ended pool play with a 2-2 record to give them the 4-seed in bracket play.
BRACKET PLAY
The Volley Saints started of bracket play on Saturday on a great note, as they swept Vally Christian 25-21, 25-14, and 25-23. Baylee Pogue had a team-high 9 kills, served up 5 aces, and had 3 digs. Savannah Fields served up 9 aces as she was handing out aces like a blackjack dealer. Fields also added 3 kills and 2 digs. Gracy Martin played great as well, as she had 7 aces, 2 kills, and 2 digs. Silbi Jones continued to dominate with 7 kills, 6 aces, 1 dig, and 2 blocks. Heaven Garcia had 5 digs, Laila Santifer had a kill and 2 digs, and Brailyn Almand had 2 kills, an ace, and 1 dig.
The Semi-Final match against SCA was a tough one and the 6th game of the weekend, as they fell to SCA. Baylee Pogue had 2 aces, 2 kills, and 2 digs for GMCS. Silbi Jones had 3 kills, 3 digs, an ace, and 2 more blocks at the net. Savannah Fields had 3 kills, Laila Santifer and Brailyn Almand each had 2 kills. Heaven Garcia had 4 digs and Raylee Adkison had 2 digs.
This was a good weekend of volleyball for the Volley Saints, as they put together a good run of games this weekend. The Volley Saints are back in action on Monday as they host a tough opponent in Westside, with the Jr. squad beginning at 4:30.