Volleyball Preview: Grassfield Grizzlies vs. Deep Run Wildcats
The Grassfield Grizzlies will head out on the road to face off against the Deep Run Wildcats at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Grassfield is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over Cosby.
Grassfield had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 26-28, 25-18, 25-9, 25-19.
Grassfield's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Ryann Bothof, who had 13 digs. The team also got some help courtesy of Melanie Vasconcellos, who had 12 digs.
Grassfield was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in October.
Meanwhile, Deep Run had already won six in a row and they went ahead and made it seven on Monday. They blew past the Bruins 3-0.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Deep Run was: they took every set by at least 11 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-14, 25-14.
Grassfield has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season. As for Deep Run, their victory was their tenth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 22-3.
Grassfield was able to grind out a solid win over Deep Run in their previous meeting back in August, winning 3-1. Will Grassfield repeat their success, or does Deep Run have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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