The Grandview Zebras will take on the Palmer Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Grandview is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last eight games.
On Tuesday, Grandview got the win against Rice by a conclusive 3-0.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Grandview took every set by at least 19 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-4, 25-6, 25-6.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Grandview to victory, but perhaps none more so than Paisley Hayes, who had ten aces and four digs. The dominant performance gave Hayes a new career-high in aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Gracie Lawson, who had eight digs, three kills, and a block.
Grandview was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 12 consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Palmer lost 3-0 to Keene on Tuesday.
While Palmer was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Keene's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-12, 25-17.
Grandview is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 27-8 record this season. As for Palmer, their defeat dropped their record down to 22-13.
Grandview took their win against Palmer in their previous matchup back in September by a conclusive 3-0. Will Grandview repeat their success, or does Palmer have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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