Volleyball Game Preview: Oak Grove Leaves Home

By Team Reports Sep 14, 2024, 2:38am

Volleyball Preview: Oak Grove Grizzlies vs. Wesleyan Christian Academy Trojans

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The Oak Grove Grizzlies will head out to challenge the Wesleyan Christian Academy Trojans at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Having struggled with three losses in a row, Oak Grove finally turned things around against North Davidson on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Black Knights by a score of 3-1.

Oak Grove had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first first set, they turned around to win the next three. After all that action, the final score was 20-25, 25-20, 25-21, 25-21.

Oak Grove's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Riley Rausch, who had seven digs and three aces, and Chloe Smith, who had eight digs. That's the most aces Rausch has posted since last Wednesday.

Meanwhile, Wesleyan Christian Academy waltzed into their matchup on Friday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Cougars.

Oak Grove now has a winning record of 7-6. As for Wesleyan Christian Academy, their win was their 19th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-2.

Oak Grove suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Wesleyan Christian Academy when the teams last played on Monday. Can Oak Grove avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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