Volleyball Preview: Granite Hills Eagles vs. Valhalla Norsemen
The Granite Hills Eagles will square off against the Valhalla Norsemen at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Granite Hills is headed into the match having just suffered their biggest defeat since September 30th on Wednesday. They lost 3-0 to El Capitan. The Eagles haven't had much luck with the Vaqueros recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 25-21, 25-15.
Meanwhile, Valhalla entered their game against El Capitan last Wednesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Valhalla lost 3-0 to El Capitan. It was the first time this season that the Norsemen let down their fans at home.
The loss didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: El Capitan scored at least 17 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-17, 25-20.
Even though they lost, Valhalla was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces in five consecutive contests.
Granite Hills' defeat dropped their record down to 19-12. As for Valhalla, their loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-9.
Granite Hills skirted past Valhalla 3-2 when the teams last played on October 2nd. The rematch might be a little tougher for Granite Hills since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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