Volleyball Preview: Jim Ned Indians vs. Grape Creek Eagles
Jim Ned is 10-0 against Grape Creek since September of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Jim Ned Indians will be playing at home against the Grape Creek Eagles at 12:00 p.m. The timing is sure in Jim Ned's favor as the team sits on three straight wins at home while Grape Creek has been banged up by five consecutive losses on the road.
Jim Ned will bounce into Saturday's contest after beating Clyde, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Jim Ned came out on top against Clyde by a score of 3-1 on Tuesday.
Jim Ned had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 14-25, 25-17, 25-18, 25-22.
Jim Ned was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 11 aces in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Grape Creek came up short against Wall on Tuesday, falling 3-0.
Grape Creek was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-18, 25-11.
Jim Ned has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-8 record this season. As for Grape Creek, their loss dropped their record down to 6-11.
Everything went Jim Ned's way against Grape Creek in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as Jim Ned made off with a 3-0 victory. Will Jim Ned repeat their success, or does Grape Creek have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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