Volleyball Preview: Eaglecrest Raptors vs. Grandview Wolves
The Eaglecrest Raptors will take on the Grandview Wolves at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Eaglecrest took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Overland as Eaglecrest made off with a 3-0 victory.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Eaglecrest took every set by at least 12 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-8, 25-6, 25-13.
Eaglecrest's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Sydney Moses, who had nine digs.
Eaglecrest was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since the start of last season.
Meanwhile, Grandview got the win against Smoky Hill on Tuesday by a conclusive 3-0.
While Grandview might've won, it sure wasn't easy: Smoky Hill scored at least 16 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-16, 25-7.
The victory got Eaglecrest back to even at 9-9. As for Grandview, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a massive bump to their 8-10 record this season.
Eaglecrest suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Grandview in their previous matchup two weeks ago. Can Eaglecrest avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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