McMichael entered their tilt with Grimsley on Wednesday with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Grimsley Whirlies. The Phoenix have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Whirlies, too.
McMichael had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 27-25, 28-26, 25-23.
McMichael was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in six consecutive matchups.
Despite the loss, Grimsley still got an impressive performance from Morgan Falk, who had 28 digs and two aces. Falk is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 12 or more in the last 22 games she's played dating back to last season.
McMichael pushed their record up to 20-2 with the victory, which was their 20th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Grimsley, the loss snapped their winning streak at five games and leaves them with a 18-4 record.
McMichael will play host again on Tuesday to welcome T.W. Andrews, where the match is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. McMichael is facing T.W. Andrews at the right time seeing as T.W. Andrews is stuck on a six-game losing streak. As for Grimsley, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-0 win against Southwest Guilford on the 3rd.
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