Volleyball Recap: Grandview Zebras vs. Fairfield Eagles
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Grandview had no problem doing just that on Thursday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over the Fairfield Eagles. The win was nothing new for the Zebras as they're now sitting on 16 straight.
Grandview took Fairfield into a fifth set where they got it done with a three-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-22, 19-25, 16-25, 15-12.
Lilah Eakes went supernova for Grandview, getting 28 digs. Eakes is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last five games she's played.
Grandview is on a roll lately: they've won 18 of their last 19 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 35-8 record this season. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to aces: they averaged an imposing 11.23 aces in those games compared to only 11.23 in the others. As for Fairfield, their loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 29-13.
Grandview will venture away from home to square off against Diboll at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Grandview is looking to tack on another W to their ten-game streak on the road. Fairfield does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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