Volleyball Preview: Grain Valley Eagles vs. Park Hill South Panthers
The Grain Valley Eagles will venture away from home to square off against the Park Hill South Panthers at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Park Hill South is hoping to do what Chrisman couldn't on Tuesday: put an end to Grain Valley's winning streak, which now stands at five games. Grain Valley put the hurt on Chrisman with a sharp 3-0 victory.
While Grain Valley won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The final score came out to 25-12, 25-23, 25-13.
Grain Valley was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 19 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in ten consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Park Hill South made easy work of North Kansas City on Thursday and carried off a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Panthers.
Park Hill South's got stronger as the match went on, holding North Kansas City to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 25-22, 25-11.
Park Hill South relied on the efforts of Avery Demint, who had four digs and 24 assists, and Sydni Lafasciano, who hit 64.7% for 22 kills18 digs. The dominant performance gave Lafasciano a new career-high in hitting percentage.
Grain Valley is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-11 record this season. As for Park Hill South, their victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 24-8.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's contest: Grain Valley has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9.3 aces per game. However, it's not like Park Hill South struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.1. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other volleyball content.
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