Grissom is 8-0 against St. John Paul II since October of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Grissom Tigers will be playing in front of their home fans against the St. John Paul II Falcons at 4:30 p.m.
Last Thursday, Grissom came up short against Albertville and fell 3-1. The Tigers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 26-24, 25-27, 25-13.
Meanwhile, St. John Paul II can finally bid farewell to their seven-game losing streak thanks to their game on Tuesday. Everything went their way against West Limestone as St. John Paul II made off with a 3-0 victory. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Falcons have posted since August 29th.
After all that action, the final score was 25-19, 25-13, 25-12.
St. John Paul II's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Sarah Rohling, who had nine digs and two aces, and Sienna Moon, who had six digs and two aces. That's the most aces Rohling has posted since two weeks ago.
St. John Paul II was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 20 aces. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're ace total in three consecutive contests.
Grissom's defeat dropped their record down to 10-8. As for St. John Paul II, their victory bumped their record up to 7-12.
Grissom was able to grind out a solid win over St. John Paul II when the teams last played back in August, winning 3-1. Does Grissom have another victory up their sleeve, or will St. John Paul II turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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