After two games on the road, Park Hill South is heading back home. They will host the Grain Valley Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Both are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
On Thursday, Park Hill South made easy work of North Kansas City and carried off a 3-0 victory.
Park Hill South's got stronger as the match went on, holding North Kansas City to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 25-22, 25-11.
Park Hill South's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Avery Demint, who had four digs and 24 assists, and Sydni Lafasciano, who hit 64.7% for 22 kills18 digs. The dominant performance gave Lafasciano a new career-high in hitting percentage.
Meanwhile, Grain Valley had already won four in a row and they went ahead and made it five on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Bears with a sharp 3-0 win.
Grain Valley never let Chrisman on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 25-23, 25-13.
Grain Valley was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 19 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in ten consecutive matches.
Park Hill South pushed their record up to 24-8 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Grain Valley, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a massive bump to their 17-11 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's contest: Park Hill South has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.1 aces per game. However, it's not like Grain Valley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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