Volleyball Preview: Mattawan Wildcats vs. East Grand Rapids Pioneers
The Mattawan Wildcats will face off against the East Grand Rapids Pioneers at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Saturday, Mattawan sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over South Christian.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Mattawan got the one that really mattered. The final score came out to 25-8, 20-25, 15-9.
Meanwhile, East Grand Rapids had already won three in a row, and they went ahead and made it four on Saturday. They walked away with a 2-0 win over the Crusaders. While the Pioneers didn't have the best season last year (they finished 7-31-3), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
The 2-0 doesn't show just how dominant East Grand Rapids was: they took both sets by at least 16 points. After all that action, the final score was 25-7, 25-9.
East Grand Rapids' win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Rylee Stanley-Eldred, who had four aces. That's the most aces Stanley-Eldred has posted since back in August.
East Grand Rapids was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in three consecutive games.
Mattawan now has a winning record of 7-6. As for East Grand Rapids, their record now sits at 13-5-4.
Mattawan skirted past East Grand Rapids 2-1 in their previous meeting back in August of 2021. Will Mattawan repeat their success, or does East Grand Rapids have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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