After both having extra time off, the West Grand Mustangs and the Plateau Valley Cowboys will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. West Grand will be strutting in after a victory while Plateau Valley will be coming in after a loss.
Last Friday, West Grand was able to grind out a solid win over Vail Mountain, taking the game 3-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Mustangs.
West Grand had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-20, 25-19, 25-23.
Meanwhile, Plateau Valley lost 3-0 to Vail Christian on Friday. The Cowboys have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
While Plateau Valley was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Vail Christian's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-14, 25-18.
West Grand's victory bumped their record up to 8-3. As for Plateau Valley, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-7.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's game: West Grand has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 5.9 aces per game. However, it's not like Plateau Valley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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