Grand Prairie is 0-9 against Martin since October of 2020 but things could change on Friday. The Grand Prairie Gophers will head out to take on the Martin Warriors at 6:00 p.m.
Grand Prairie is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their ninth straight game on Tuesday. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Bowie.
While Grand Prairie ultimately came up short, they really made Bowie work, particularly in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 27-25, 18-25, 25-18.
Meanwhile, Martin entered their tilt with Lamar on Tuesday with nine consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with ten. They blew past the Vikings 3-0.
Martin was especially dominant in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 25-16, 25-20.
Martin 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 five aces in ten consecutive games.
Grand Prairie's loss dropped their record down to 6-15. As for Martin, they are on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 15 matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 24-10 record this season.
Grand Prairie suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Martin in their previous meeting back in September. Can Grand Prairie avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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