Smithville is 10-0 against Grandview since October of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Smithville Warriors will challenge the Grandview Bulldogs at 6:30 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Saturday, Smithville earned a 2-0 victory over Bedford.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Smithville took both sets by at least 14 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-8.
Calli Boydston and Kylee Bollinger were among the main playmakers for Smithville as the former had eight digs and three aces and the latter had three digs and two aces. That's the most aces Boydston has posted in her last nine matches.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Tuesday Grandview sidestepped Excelsior Springs for a 3-2 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bulldogs.
Grandview took Excelsior Springs into a fifth set where they got it done with a eight-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-19, 16-25, 25-27, 15-7.
Smithville's victory bumped their record up to 15-9-3. As for Grandview, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-8-2 record this season.
Everything went Smithville's way against Grandview in their previous matchup two weeks ago, as Smithville made off with a 3-0 win. Does Smithville have another victory up their sleeve, or will Grandview turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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