Grand County and Gunnison Valley are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2016, but not for long. The Grand County Red Devils will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Gunnison Valley Bulldogs at 6:30 p.m.
Grand County came up short against North Sevier on Wednesday, falling 3-0. The loss continues a trend for the Red Devils in their matchups with the Wolves: they've now lost four in a row.
Meanwhile, Gunnison Valley was able to grind out a solid win over Piute on Thursday, taking the game 3-1.
Gunnison Valley had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 24-26, 25-23, 25-20, 25-14.
Gunnison Valley can attribute much of their success to Shae King, who had 20 digs.
Gunnison Valley was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in four consecutive games.
Grand County's defeat dropped their record down to 7-11. As for Gunnison Valley, their victory bumped their record up to 6-8.
Grand County took their win against Gunnison Valley when the teams last played back in September by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Grand County 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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