The Granite City Warriors and the Madison Trojans are set to duel on Monday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Granite City and four for Madison.
Last Tuesday, Granite City didn't have quite enough to beat Maryville Christian and fell 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.
Meanwhile, Madison came up short against Cahokia last Thursday and fell 2-0.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 25-10.
Granite City's loss dropped their record down to 5-19. As for Madison, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-14.
Granite City beat Madison 2-0 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Granite City since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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