Volleyball Preview: Blue Springs South Jaguars vs. Grain Valley Eagles
Blue Springs South has gone 9-1 against Grain Valley recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The Blue Springs South Jaguars are taking a road trip to take on the Grain Valley Eagles at 5:30 p.m. Blue Springs South is coming into the matchup on a three-game losing streak.
On Thursday, Blue Springs South didn't have quite enough to beat Liberty North and fell 3-2.
Blue Springs South actually scored more points across those five sets (106-90), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 10-25, 25-20, 13-25, 25-21, 17-15.
Meanwhile, Grain Valley came up short against Belton on Tuesday and fell 3-1.
The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 24-26, 25-21, 25-15.
Despite the defeat, Grain Valley saw an underclassman step up: Shellby Overturf had nine digs and two aces. Those nine digs set a new season-high mark for Overturf.
Even though they lost, Grain Valley kept the net locked down and finished the game with ten blocks. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 1.5 blocks per game earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 6.2.
Blue Springs South's record now sits at 6-15. As for Grain Valley, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-11.
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