Volleyball Preview: Grand Valley Mustangs vs. Pymatuning Valley Lakers
The Grand Valley Mustangs are taking a road trip to take on the Pymatuning Valley Lakers at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Grand Valley will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Last Thursday, Grand Valley beat Harding 3-1.
Grand Valley 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 19-25, 25-13, 25-18, 25-16.
Grand Valley's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Nadia Patterson, who had 23 digs. Patterson is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last eight games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Rylee Rogers, who hit 87% for 43 kills17 digs.
Grand Valley 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 12 aces in five consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Pymatuning Valley was able to grind out a solid win over Badger on Tuesday, taking the game 3-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Lakers.
Grand Valley pushed their record up to 10-6 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Pymatuning Valley, their record is now 11-6.
Grand Valley might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Pymatuning Valley when the teams last played on September 4th. Can Grand Valley avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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