The Granville Blue Aces will face off against the Bloom-Carroll Bulldogs at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Having struggled with four defeats in a row, Granville finally turned things around against Zanesville on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Blue Devils with a sharp 3-0 win.
The 3-0 doesn't show just how dominant Granville was: they took every set by at least 12 points. After all that action, the final score was 25-12, 25-13, 25-12.
Meanwhile, Bloom-Carroll put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Logan Elm.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Bloom-Carroll took every set by at least ten points. The final score came out to 25-11, 25-15, 25-13.
Bloom-Carroll can attribute much of their success to Sienna Hogue, who had 15 digs. Hogue is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last seven games she's played dating back to last season.
Bloom-Carroll couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 40.2% of their attack attempts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Logan Elm only posted a hitting percentage of -3.6%.
Granville's victory bumped their record up to 3-7. As for Bloom-Carroll, they pushed their record up to 8-0 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home.
Granville came up short against Bloom-Carroll when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 3-1. Thankfully for Granville, Jazlynn Caton (who had 20 digs and two aces) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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