Volleyball Preview: Grimsley Whirlies vs. Ragsdale Tigers
Grimsley has gone 10-0 against Ragsdale recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. After both having extra time off, both will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 6:30 p.m. Grimsley will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Last Wednesday, Grimsley was able to grind out a solid win over Western Guilford, taking the game 3-1.
Grimsley had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-20, 25-18, 25-12.
Grimsley's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Morgan Falk, who had 21 digs and two aces. Falk is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 12 or more in the last 20 games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Jasmine Clark, who had 12 digs and two aces.
Meanwhile, Ragsdale didn't have quite enough to beat Page on Tuesday and fell 3-2. The Tigers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Ragsdale sadly wound up on the wrong side. The final score came out to 25-14, 20-25, 25-16, 22-25, 15-7.
Grimsley has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-3 record this season. As for Ragsdale, their loss dropped their record down to 7-9.
Everything went Grimsley's way against Ragsdale when the teams last played on September 5th, as Grimsley made off with a 3-0 victory. Will Grimsley repeat their success, or does Ragsdale have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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