Volleyball Preview: Aspen Skiers vs. Grand Valley Cardinals
The Aspen Skiers will face off against the Grand Valley Cardinals at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Grand Valley is facing Aspen at the wrong time: Aspen suffered their first home loss of the season on Tuesday and they're likely out for redemption. They fell 3-1 to the Demons.
After all that action, the final score was 25-19, 26-28, 25-22, 25-22.
Meanwhile, Grand Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of De Beque.
Grand Valley came into the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 14-25, 25-20, 25-12, 25-15.
Defeat or not, Grand Valley got some senior leadership from Rylyn Jacobs and Melanie De La Rosa. Jacobs had 20 digs and two aces, while De La Rosa. had 14 digs and 14 assists. Those 14 assists set a new season-high mark for her. The team also got some help courtesy of Neyli Rojas, who had six digs.
Aspen has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-3 record this season. As for Grand Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 3-6.
Aspen took their victory against Grand Valley when the teams last played back in October of 2021 by a conclusive 3-0. Will Aspen repeat their success, or does Grand Valley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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