Grants is 2-8 against Valencia since October of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. After both having extra time off, both will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, everything went Grants' way against Aztec as Grants made off with a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Pirates.
The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-21, 25-18.
Meanwhile, Valencia hadn't done well against Hope Christian recently (they were 0-5 in their previous five matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Valencia sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Hope Christian.
Valencia wouldn't go down easily and took Hope Christian into a fifth set where they got it done with a two-point win. The final score came out to 23-25, 25-18, 25-17, 21-25, 16-14.
Valencia's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Brooke Romero, who had six digs and 26 assists, and Christelle Pacheco, who had six digs and two aces. Romero is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 14 or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season.
Grants has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-8 record this season. As for Valencia, they now have a winning record of 6-5.
Grants came up short against Valencia in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 3-1. Can Grants avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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