Grassfield came tearing into Thursday's game with three straight wins and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Nansemond River Warriors as they made off with a 3-0 win. That's more bragging rights for the Grizzlies, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Grassfield never let Nansemond River on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-10, 25-22.
Leading Grassfield to victory were Ellielynn Rock and Melanie Vasconcellos. Rock had seven digs and three aces, while Vasconcellos had five digs and two aces. Rock has been hot recently, having posted two or more aces the last four times she's played.
Grassfield 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 eight aces in 14 consecutive contests.
Grassfield is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season. As for Nansemond River, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-9.
Grassfield will head out to square off against Kellam at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Kellam is coming into the match with four straight victories at home, so Grassfield will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. As for Nansemond River, they will face off against King's Fork at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
