The University Prep Pumas will venture away from home to challenge the Granite Falls Tigers at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. University Prep is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road.
University Prep will head out to face Granite Falls after giving up their first home loss of the season on Tuesday. University Prep took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Bear Creek. The Pumas' defeat signaled the end of their eight-game winning streak.
University Prep started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 16-25, 25-20, 27-25, 29-27.
Meanwhile, Granite Falls entered their tilt with Bush on Wednesday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They had just enough and edged the Blazers out 3-2.
Granite Falls had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 21-25, 21-25, 25-20, 25-21, 15-10.
Granite Falls 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 ten aces in four consecutive matches.
University Prep's loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 8-2. As for Granite Falls, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season.
University Prep beat Granite Falls 3-1 in their previous matchup back in September. The rematch might be a little tougher for University Prep since the team 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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