The Deep Run Wildcats will be playing at home against the Grassfield Grizzlies at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Deep Run is coming into the match hot, having won their last seven games.
Deep Run is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They blew past Western Branch 3-0.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Deep Run was: they took every set by at least 11 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 25-14, 25-14.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Grassfield, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over Cosby on Monday.
Grassfield had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 26-28, 25-18, 25-9, 25-19.
Grassfield's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Ryann Bothof, who had 13 digs. The team also got some help courtesy of Melanie Vasconcellos, who had 12 digs.
Grassfield was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in October.
Deep Run's win was their tenth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 22-3. As for Grassfield, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season.
Deep Run came up short against Grassfield when the teams last played back in August, falling 3-1. Can Deep Run avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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