Grain Valley has been on the road for 13 straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the Platte County Pirates at 5:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Last Saturday, Grain Valley didn't have quite enough to beat Blue Springs and fell 2-1.
Grain Valley started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. The match finished with set scores of 24-26, 25-9, 25-23.
Grain Valley's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Chloe Hernandez, who had 12 digs, and Bailey Dougan, who had five digs.
Meanwhile, Platte County unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Saturday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Truman.
Platte County was not able to win a set, but it sure wasn't from a lack of trying: every set was decided by three points or less. The final score came out to 25-22, 25-22.
Platte County's loss came about despite a quality game from Giavanna Derose, who had 14 digs.
Grain Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 11-9. As for Platte County, their loss dropped their record down to 11-7-1.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's game: Grain Valley has serving mastered this season, having averaged 7.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Platte County struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Grain Valley suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Platte County in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Grain Valley avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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