Volleyball Preview: Granite Falls Tigers vs. University Prep Pumas
The Granite Falls Tigers have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the University Prep Pumas at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. University Prep took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Granite Falls, who comes in off a win.
Last Wednesday, it was close, but Granite Falls sidestepped Bush for a 3-2 victory.
Granite Falls had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 21-25, 21-25, 25-20, 25-21, 15-10.
Granite Falls was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces in four consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, University Prep unfortunately witnessed the end of their eight-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell 3-1 to Bear Creek. The Pumas have struggled against the Grizzlies recently, as their game on Tuesday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
University Prep started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 16-25, 25-20, 27-25, 29-27.
Granite Falls has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. As for University Prep, their loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 8-2.
Granite Falls came up short against University Prep in their previous matchup back in September, falling 3-1. Will Granite Falls have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more volleyball content.
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