Grain Valley hadn't done well against Blue Springs South recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Monday. The Grain Valley Eagles skirted past the Blue Springs South Jaguars 3-2. The win was familiar territory for the Eagles who have now won four contests in a row.
Grain Valley 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 20-25, 16-25, 25-22, 25-11, 15-10.
Leading Grain Valley to victory were Shellby Overturf and Chloe Hernandez. Overturf had ten digs and three aces, while Hernandez had nine digs.
Grain Valley kept the net locked down and finished the game with ten blocks. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 1.6 blocks per game earlier this season, but in their last ten matches they've averaged 4.4.
Morgan Trieb and Lea Gage certainly did their best on Monday to avoid the loss. Trieb had 22 digs, while Gage had seven digs and two aces. The dominant performance gave Gage a new career-high in aces.
Grain Valley's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-11. As for Blue Springs South, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six games, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-16 record this season.
Grain Valley will venture away from home to face off against Chrisman at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Blue Springs South, a feisty cat fight will be fought when Jaguars challenges Blue Springs at 8:40 p.m. on Tuesday.
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