Groton has gone 10-0 against Deuel recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Groton Tigers' road trip will continue as they head out to face the Deuel Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. Groton will be strutting in after a win while Deuel will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Monday, Groton got the win against Britton-Hecla by a conclusive 3-0.
Groton was especially dominant in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-12, 25-19.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Groton to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jerica Locke, who had 12 digs and four aces. That's the most aces Locke has posted in her last nine matches. The team also got some help courtesy of Liz Fliehs, who had five digs and ten assists.
Groton 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 five aces in 11 consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Deuel was not able to break out of their rough patch last Tuesday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They came up short against Arlington, falling 3-0.
The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-11, 25-13.
Groton pushed their record up to 14-5 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Deuel, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-14.
Everything went Groton's way against Deuel when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as Groton made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Groton since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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