The Granger Lancers will head out on the road to challenge the Cyprus Pirates at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Granger is no doubt hoping to put an end to a nine-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Granger lost 3-0 to Hunter on Tuesday.
Granger was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 25-18, 25-11.
Meanwhile, Cyprus waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Jaguars.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 16-25, 25-21, 25-22.
Addison Leon was the offensive standout of the game as she had 11 digs and two 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 dating back to last season.
Cyprus was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in five consecutive matchups.
Granger's loss dropped their record down to 1-15. As for Cyprus, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a massive bump to their 9-12 record this season.
Granger suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Cyprus in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Granger avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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