The Orange Cove Titans will head out to square off against the Granite Hills Grizzlies at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses apiece.
Last Thursday, Orange Cove came up short against Corcoran and fell 3-1.
The final score came out to 25-16, 25-21, 25-27, 25-9.
Even though they lost, Orange Cove was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 2.8 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 10.2.
Meanwhile, Granite Hills also suffered a loss in their last game, but this one to Farmersville by a score of 2-0.
The 2-0 score doesn't really reflect how close the match was: every set was decided by three points or less. After all that action, the final score was 26-24, 25-23.
Orange Cove's defeat dropped their record down to 1-9. As for Granite Hills, their loss dropped their record down to 3-9-1.
Everything went Orange Cove's way against Granite Hills when the teams last played back in September of 2023 as Orange Cove made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Orange Cove 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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