Platte County has been on the road for two straight, but on Saturday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the Notre Dame de Sion Storm at 1:00 p.m. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Last Monday, it was close, but Platte County sidestepped Kearney for a 3-2 victory.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Platte County who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 21-25, 25-20, 9-25, 15-11.
Giavanna Derose had an outrageously good game as she had 26 digs and two aces.
Platte County was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in eight consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Notre Dame de Sion waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Pirates , sneaking past 3-2.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (110-103) Notre Dame de Sion actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The final score came out to 25-23, 21-25, 16-25, 25-23, 16-14.
Platte County's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 21-11-1. As for Notre Dame de Sion, their victory ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 15-9.
Platte County was able to grind out a solid win over Notre Dame de Sion in their previous meeting back in October of 2019, winning 2-0. Does Platte County have another victory up their sleeve, or will Notre Dame de Sion turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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