Grain Valley is 1-9 against Platte County since September of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Grain Valley Eagles will take on the Platte County Pirates at 5:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
It was a Battle of the Birds when Grain Valley faced off against Ruskin on Tuesday. Everything went Grain Valley's way against Ruskin as Grain Valley made off with a 3-0 win.
Grain Valley's got stronger as the match went on, holding Ruskin to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-10, 25-8.
Meanwhile, Platte County came tearing into Tuesday's contest with three straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Indians by a score of 3-1.
Platte County had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 25-11, 25-13, 25-12.
Platte County's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Giavanna Derose, who had 28 digs and two aces, and Sailor Bane, who had 12 digs and 28 assists. Bane is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 14 or more in the last ten games she's played.
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 11 aces in four consecutive games.
Grain Valley's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-12. As for Platte County, they have been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-10-1 record this season.
Grain Valley came up short against Platte County in their previous meeting back in September, falling 3-1. Can Grain Valley avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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