Grandview Prep hasn't had much luck against Olympic Heights recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Pride will look to defend their home court against the Lions at 5:00 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Having struggled with five losses in a row, Grandview Prep turned things around against Donna Klein Jewish Academy on Thursday. They were the clear victors by a 3-0 margin over the Eagles.
Grandview Prep walked away with the victory (and looked especially good in the third set). Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-22, 25-15.
Meanwhile, Olympic Heights made easy work of Lake Worth last Wednesday and carried off a 3-0 win. The victory continues a trend for the Lions in their matchups with the Trojans: they've now won four in a row.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Olympic Heights was: they took every set by at least 14 points. The final score came out to 25-11, 25-7, 25-6.
Olympic Heights found their leader in sophomore Arianna Ireta, who had ten aces and four digs. Those ten aces set a new season-high mark for Ireta. Paige Rosenblatt also deserves some recognition as she had her first kill of the season.
Olympic Heights was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 28 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Olympic Heights' win bumped their record up to 5-6. As for Grandview Prep, their victory bumped their record up to 2-6.
Grandview Prep suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Olympic Heights when the teams last played back in August. Can the Pride avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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