Volleyball Preview: Grand Junction Central Warriors vs. Grand Junction Tigers
Grand Junction Central has gone 8-2 against Grand Junction recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Grand Junction Central Warriors will play host again on Tuesday to welcome the Grand Junction Tigers, where the match is scheduled at 5:30 p.m. Grand Junction took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Grand Junction Central, who comes in off a win.
Having struggled with seven defeats in a row, Grand Junction Central finally turned things around against Coal Ridge on Saturday. They won by a set and slipped past the Titans 3-2.
Grand Junction Central was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (108-107), but they still managed to win. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-23, 25-22, 21-25, 15-13.
Meanwhile, Grand Junction was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They came up short against Fruita Monument, falling 3-0.
Grand Junction was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. The final score came out to 25-17, 25-23, 25-19.
Despite the defeat, Grand Junction saw an underclassman step up: Sienna Ludlam had eight kills, five aces, three digs, and two blocks. That's the most aces Ludlam has posted since back in August. The team also got some help courtesy of Mya Antonucci, who had ten digs.
Grand Junction Central's victory ended an eight-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-13. As for Grand Junction, their loss dropped their record down to 6-8.
Grand Junction Central might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Grand Junction when the teams last played back in September. Will Grand Junction Central have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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