The Platte County Pirates will head out to challenge the Grain Valley Eagles at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Grain Valley will square off against a team with plenty of momentum: Platte County extended their winning streak to four on Tuesday. Everything went the Pirates' way against Fort Osage as they made off with a 3-0 victory.
While Platte County won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the first set they played. The final score came out to 26-24, 25-13, 25-15.
Platte County can attribute much of their success to Gia DeRose, who had 11 digs and eight assists, and Evelyn Reith, who had 12 digs and two assists.
Meanwhile, it was a Battle of the Birds when Grain Valley faced off against Ruskin on Tuesday. The Eagles were the clear victors by a 3-0 margin over the Golden Eagles. The Eagles haven't had any issues with the Golden Eagles recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Grain Valley was: they took every set by at least 16 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-4, 25-4, 25-9.
Platte County's victory bumped their record up to 18-9-2. As for Grain Valley, their win bumped their record up to 22-7.
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