Grain Valley is 10-0 against Raytown since September of 2020, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. It'll be Battle of the Birds when Eagles dukes it out withBluejays at 5:30 p.m.
Last Tuesday, Grain Valley came up short against Belton and fell 3-1. The defeat continues a trend for the Eagles in their matchups with the Pirates: they've now lost three in a row.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 24-26, 25-21, 25-15.
Despite the loss, Grain Valley saw an underclassman step up: Shellby Overturf had nine digs and two aces. That's the most aces Overturf has posted in her last nine matchups.
Even though they lost, Grain Valley kept the net locked down and finished the game with ten blocks. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 1.5 blocks per game earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 6.2.
Meanwhile, Raytown had already won three in a row and they went ahead and made it four on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Bears as they made off with a 3-0 victory.
Raytown walked away with the win (and looked especially good in the second set). The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-14, 25-21.
Grain Valley's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-11. As for Raytown, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-7.
Grain Valley took their win against Raytown when the teams last played back in September by a conclusive 3-0. Will Grain Valley repeat their success, or does Raytown have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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