Paris is 1-9 against Pleasant Grove since October of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. After both having extra time off, both will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 4:30 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous 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 blew past Hughes Springs 3-0.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-10, 25-9, 25-18.
Paris' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Makenzie Besteman led the charge by getting 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. The team also got some help courtesy of Lynna Martin, who had eight digs and 14 assists.
Meanwhile, Pleasant Grove made easy work of Marshall on Friday and carried off a 3-0 victory. 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. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-11, 25-15.
Paris' win bumped their record up to 22-9. As for Pleasant Grove, they are on a roll lately: 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 loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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