Volleyball Game Preview: Hunter Wolverines vs. Granger Lancers

By Team Reports Oct 12, 2024, 1:23am

Volleyball Preview: Hunter Wolverines vs. Granger Lancers

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Hunter has gone 9-1 against Granger recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. After both having extra time off, the two teams will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 6:00 p.m. Hunter will be strutting in after a victory while Granger will be coming in after a defeat.

Hunter is returning to their home court after beating Cyprus on theirs, despite the fact Cyprus has dominated at home this season. Hunter won by a set and slipped past Cyprus 3-2.

Hunter was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. The match finished with set scores of 18-25, 25-19, 14-25, 25-12, 15-11.

Hunter 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 six aces in eight consecutive games.

Meanwhile, Granger was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss. They came up short against Kearns, falling 3-0.

Granger was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. The final score came out to 25-17, 25-23, 25-21.

Hunter is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 4-7 record this season. As for Granger, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-19.

Hunter took their win against Granger when the teams last played back in September by a conclusive 3-0. Will Hunter repeat their success, or does Granger have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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