Volleyball Game Preview: Park Hill Trojans vs. Grain Valley Eagles

The Park Hill Trojans will venture away from home to take on the Grain Valley Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Park Hill has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with four straight defeats, while Grain Valley will come in with four straight victories.

Park Hill came up short against Park Hill South on Thursday, falling 3-0.

Park Hill was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Park Hill South work for it, especially in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 26-24, 25-22.

Meanwhile, it was a Battle of the Birds when Grain Valley duked it out with Ruskin on Thursday. The Eagles were the clear victors by a 3-0 margin over the Golden Eagles.

The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-18, 25-13.

Park Hill's loss dropped their record down to 5-13-1. As for Grain Valley, their win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 18-7-1.

Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's match: Park Hill has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 4.8 aces per game. However, it's not like Grain Valley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.5 aces. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other volleyball content.