Granite City lost against Maryville Christian back in September of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Granite City Warriors fell just short of the Maryville Christian Lions by a score of 2-1. While the Warriors didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Lions 25-23 in the first set.
Granite City started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-12, 25-18.
Even though they lost, Granite City was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Maryville Christian only served six.
Granite City's loss was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 5-19. As for Maryville Christian, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-8 record this season.
Granite City and Madison are set to duel on Monday. Granite City is facing Madison at the right time seeing as Madison is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Maryville Christian, they will welcome Bunker Hill at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Maryville Christian is coming into the game hot, having won their last five games.
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