Platte County has gone 9-1 against Grain Valley recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Platte County Pirates will be playing at home against the Grain Valley Eagles at 5:00 p.m. Platte County will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Last Tuesday, Platte County was able to grind out a solid win over Fort Osage, taking the game 3-1.
Platte County had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 20-25, 25-11, 25-13, 25-12.
Giavanna Derose and Sailor Bane were among the main playmakers for Platte County as the former had 28 digs and two aces and the latter had 12 digs and 28 assists. Bane has been hot recently, having posted 14 or more assists the last ten times she's played.
Platte County was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 11 aces in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Grain Valley, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. They put the hurt on Ruskin with a sharp 3-0 victory on Tuesday.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Grain Valley was: they took every set by at least 13 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-10, 25-8.
Platte County is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-10-1 record this season. As for Grain Valley, their win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-12.
Platte County beat Grain Valley 3-1 when the teams last played back in September. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Grain Valley's Chloe Hernandez, who had 23 digs. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Platte County still be able to contain Hernandez? There's only one way to find out.
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