The Grassfield Grizzlies will head out to challenge the Western Branch Bruins at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Grassfield is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They blew past J.R. Tucker 3-0. The victory was familiar territory for the Grizzlies, who have now won three matches in a row.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-17, 25-8.
Grassfield can attribute much of their success to Joshua Molitor, who had four aces and three digs. That's the most digs Molitor has posted since back in September.
Molitor wasn't the only good servers: Grassfield was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in four consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Western Branch got the win against Landstown on Tuesday by a conclusive 3-0. The Bruins haven't had any issues with the Eagles recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.
Western Branch was especially dominant in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-20, 25-18.
Grassfield's record now sits at 17-6. As for Western Branch, their record is now 17-4.
Grassfield beat Western Branch 3-1 in their previous meeting back in September. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Grizzlies 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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