Volleyball Preview: Oak Grove Grizzlies vs. North Davidson Black Knights
Oak Grove is 10-0 against North Davidson since August of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Oak Grove Grizzlies will play host again on Tuesday to welcome the North Davidson Black Knights, where the match is scheduled at 6:00 p.m. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Thursday, everything went Oak Grove's way against Asheboro as Oak Grove made off with a 3-0 win. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Grizzlies have posted against the Blue Comets since September 29, 2022.
While Oak Grove won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-13, 25-23.
Riley Rausch was the offensive standout of the contest as she had ten digs and three aces. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last three games she's played.
Oak Grove 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 six aces in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, North Davidson entered their tilt with Montgomery Central on Monday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Timberwolves.
North Davidson never let Montgomery Central on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-17, 25-23.
Oak Grove is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a massive bump to their 11-7 record this season. As for North Davidson, they pushed their record up to 7-11 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
Oak Grove was able to grind out a solid victory over North Davidson in their previous matchup back in September, winning 3-1. Will Oak Grove repeat their success, or does North Davidson have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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