After both having extra time off, the Ash Grove Pirates and the Greenwood Blue Jays will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Greenwood took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Ash Grove, who comes in off a win.
Having struggled with three defeats in a row, Ash Grove finally turned things around against Sarcoxie on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Bears , sneaking past 3-2.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Ash Grove who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 23-25, 25-16, 14-25, 15-11.
Meanwhile, Greenwood was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their ninth straight loss. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Jefferson City.
Ash Grove's victory bumped their record up to 7-11-3. As for Greenwood, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-14.
Everything went Ash Grove's way against Greenwood in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as Ash Grove made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Ash Grove 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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