Grassfield is 7-1 against Lakeland since September of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Grassfield Grizzlies are on the road again to play the Lakeland Cavaliers at 5:30 p.m. Grassfield will be strutting in after a win while Lakeland will be coming in after a defeat.
Grassfield is headed into the game having just posted their biggest victory since October 30, 2023 on Tuesday. They blew past King's Fork 3-0.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Grassfield was: they took every set by at least 13 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-8, 25-12, 25-12.
Grassfield's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Melanie Vasconcellos, who had six aces and four digs, and Ellielynn Rock, who had four digs and four aces. That's the most aces Vasconcellos has posted in her last seven matchups. The team also got some help courtesy of Kamryn Park, who had four digs and three aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Grassfield was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 26 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in 11 consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Lakeland came up short against Great Bridge on Tuesday, falling 3-0. The Cavaliers haven't had much luck with the Wildcats recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Grassfield's win bumped their record up to 7-5. As for Lakeland, their loss dropped their record down to 3-11.
Grassfield took their victory against Lakeland when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Grassfield since the team 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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