After both having extra time off, the Grants Pirates and the Belen Eagles will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Grants took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Highland with a sharp 3-0 victory. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Pirates as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Grants was especially dominant in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-8, 25-17.
Meanwhile, Belen got the win against Highland on Tuesday by a conclusive 3-0.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Belen was: they took every set by at least 11 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-7, 25-14, 25-7.
Belen was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 27 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in five consecutive games.
Grants' victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 9-13. As for Belen, their record now sits at 14-7.
Grants might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Belen when the teams last played back in October. Can Grants avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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