With a playoff game on the line, Grassfield rose to the challenge on Thursday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Deep Run Wildcats 3-2. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Grizzlies also won the last time the pair played back in August.
Grassfield had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 22-25, 25-23, 25-22, 22-20.
Grassfield was led to victory by Melanie Vasconcellos and Ellielynn Rock. Vasconcellos had 28 digs and two aces, while Rock had 12 digs and four aces. That's the most aces Rock has posted since back in October.
Grassfield was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in three consecutive contests.
Grassfield is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season. As for Deep Run, their defeat ended a ten-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 22-4.
Grassfield will venture away from home to face off against Glen Allen at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Glen Allen will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something Grassfield surely won't give up without a fight. Deep Run does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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