The Grain Valley Eagles will take on the Belton Pirates at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Grain Valley is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.
Last Thursday, it was close, but Grain Valley sidestepped Truman for a 3-2 win.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (107-101) Grain Valley actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The final score came out to 17-25, 27-25, 25-23, 17-25, 15-9.
Among those leading the charge was Bailey Dougan, who had nine digs.
Grain Valley kept the net locked down and finished the game with 11 blocks. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 1.6 blocks per game earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 4.2.
Meanwhile, Belton didn't have quite enough to beat Webb City on Saturday and fell 2-1. The loss put an end to the Pirates' undefeated start to the season.
Belton 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, 25-22, 25-19.
Grain Valley's record is now 12-10. As for Belton, their defeat dropped their record down to 20-1-1.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's contest: Grain Valley has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 7.5 aces per game. However, it's not like Belton struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Grain Valley came up short against Belton in their previous meeting on September 14th, falling 2-0. Can Grain Valley avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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