Volleyball Preview: Grandview Bulldogs vs. Smithville Warriors
Grandview hasn't had much luck against Smithville recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Grandview Bulldogs are taking a road trip to square off against the Smithville Warriors at 6:30 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Tuesday, Grandview had just enough and edged Excelsior Springs out 3-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bulldogs.
Grandview took Excelsior Springs into a fifth set where they got it done with a eight-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-19, 16-25, 25-27, 15-7.
Meanwhile, Smithville earned a 2-0 win over Bedford on Saturday.
The 2-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Smithville was: they took both sets by at least 14 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-8.
Smithville can attribute much of their success to Calli Boydston, who had eight digs and three aces, and Kylee Bollinger, who had three digs and two aces. That's the most aces Boydston has posted in her last nine games.
Grandview is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-8-2 record this season. As for Smithville, their record now sits at 15-9-3.
Grandview suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Smithville when the teams last played two weeks ago. Can Grandview avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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