Volleyball Preview: St. Mary Eagles vs. Grand Traverse Academy Mustangs
St. Mary has gone 6-1 against Grand Traverse Academy recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The St. Mary Eagles will stay at home for another game and welcome the Grand Traverse Academy Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. Grand Traverse Academy took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on St. Mary, who comes in off a win.
Last Saturday, it was close, but St. Mary sidestepped Traverse City Christian for a 2-1 win.
Meanwhile, Grand Traverse Academy unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Thursday. They lost 3-0 to Buckley. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Mustangs have suffered since September 24th.
Grand Traverse Academy was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Buckley work for it, especially in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 27-25, 25-11, 25-23.
Even though they lost, Grand Traverse Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in seven consecutive contests.
St. Mary is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 16 games, which provided a nice bump to their 23-14-3 record this season. As for Grand Traverse Academy, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 19-13-6.
St. Mary took their victory against Grand Traverse Academy in their previous matchup back in September by a conclusive 3-0. Does St. Mary have another victory up their sleeve, or will Grand Traverse Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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