Volleyball Preview: Grand Junction Tigers vs. Palisade Bulldogs
The Grand Junction Tigers's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Palisade Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Friday, Grand Junction sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over Bear Creek.
If you add up the scores from across all three sets (61-60) Grand Junction actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The match finished with set scores of 18-25, 25-21, 17-15.
Meanwhile, Palisade entered their tilt with Eagle Valley on Friday with 11 consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 12. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Devils.
Palisade's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Eagle Valley between 15 and 17 points across their sets. The final score came out to 25-15, 25-15, 25-17.
Palisade can attribute much of their success to Elizabeth Snover, who had five digs and three aces, and Braeleigh MacAskill, who hit 75% for six kills15 digs and 26 assists. MacAskill is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 13 or more in the last 44 games she's played dating back to last season.
Palisade was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in 12 consecutive contests.
Grand Junction has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-9 record this season. As for Palisade, their victory was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 14-2.
Grand Junction might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Palisade when the teams last played back in September. Can Grand Junction avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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