Chrisman hasn't had much luck against Platte County recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Chrisman Bears will square off against the Platte County Pirates at 5:00 p.m.
Chrisman lost 3-0 to Grain Valley on Tuesday. The Bears have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Chrisman was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-23, 25-13.
Meanwhile, Platte County made easy work of Raytown on Tuesday and carried off a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Pirates.
The win didn't come easy: Raytown scored at least 16 points in every set. The final score came out to 25-14, 25-10, 25-16.
Platte County got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Sailor Bane out in front who had seven digs and three aces. Bane is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 14 or more in the last eight games she's played. Another player making a difference was Ella Cruce, who had four digs and three aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Platte County was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last 15 matchups.
Chrisman's defeat dropped their record down to 8-16-1. As for Platte County, their record is now 16-10-1.
Chrisman might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Platte County in their previous matchup back in September. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Platte County's Giavanna Derose, who had nine digs and seven aces. Now that Chrisman knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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