Paris hasn't had much luck against Pleasant Grove recently, but that could start to change on Friday. After both having extra time off, both will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 4:30 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Pleasant Grove is hoping to do what Hughes Springs couldn't on Friday: put an end to Paris' winning streak, which now stands at three games. Paris put the hurt on Hughes Springs with a sharp 3-0 victory.
The final score came out to 25-10, 25-9, 25-18.
Paris' win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Makenzie Besteman, who had ten digs and three aces. Besteman is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Lynna Martin, who had eight digs and 14 assists.
Meanwhile, Pleasant Grove got the win against Marshall on Friday by a conclusive 3-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Hawks.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Pleasant Grove was: they took every set by at least ten points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-11, 25-15.
Paris' win bumped their record up to 22-9. As for Pleasant Grove, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 22-8 record this season.
Paris suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Pleasant Grove when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Paris avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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