The Granger Lancers will venture away from home to challenge the Kearns Cougars at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Granger will be strutting in after a win while Kearns will be coming in after a defeat.
Granger took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Taylorsville 3-2.
Granger had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 16-25, 11-25, 28-26, 25-21, 15-9.
Meanwhile, Kearns was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They were a single set away from ending the streak, but they lost a 3-2 heartbreaker at the hands of Cyprus. While the Cougars didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Pirates 25-19 in the first set.
Kearns took Cyprus into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. The final score came out to 19-25, 25-20, 25-21, 23-25, 19-17.
Kearns' defeat dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Granger, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season.
Granger was able to grind out a solid win over Kearns in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, winning 3-1. Will Granger repeat their success, or does Kearns has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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