The Grand Oaks Grizzlies's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Bridgeland Bears at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Grand Oaks is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They blew past Nimitz 3-0.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Grand Oaks took every set by at least 14 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-4, 25-4, 25-11.
Samantha Sampson went supernova for Grand Oaks, getting four aces and three digs. Sampson is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 12 or more in the last 35 games she's played. Cali Reece was another key player, getting 11 digs.
Grand Oaks was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in October.
If Tomball Memorial wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Bridgeland, they should've done a better job of containing Alexis Couch. Bridgeland walked away with a 3-1 victory over Tomball Memorial on Tuesday thanks in part to Couch, who had 19 digs. Those four aces gave Sampson a new career-high.
The match was exciting from start to finish, as three sets needed extra rallies to gain a two-point lead. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 26-24, 20-25, 26-24.
Bridgeland has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 18 games, which provided a nice bump to their 30-13 record this season. As for Grand Oaks, their record is now 37-7.
Grand Oaks took their win against Bridgeland when the teams last played back in November of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Will Grand Oaks repeat their success, or does Bridgeland have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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