If Platte County was feeling good fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Fort Osage on Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Pirates fell 3-1 to the Grain Valley Eagles on Thursday. The loss continues a trend for the Pirates in their meetings with the Eagles: they've now lost three in a row.
While Platte County ultimately came up short, they really made Grain Valley work, particularly in the first set. The final score came out to 26-24, 25-22, 20-25, 25-20.
Kate Brunner paced Platte County's offense, picking up 12 kills. Brunner got some help from Carissa Bacon and her 16 assists. Malin Cole controlled things from the service line, finishing with two aces.
Grain Valley can attribute much of their success to Chloe Hernandez, who had 12 digs and four assists. Annabelle Stewart also deserves some recognition as she served her first aces of the season.
Platte County's defeat dropped their record down to 18-10-2. As for Grain Valley, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 23-7 record this season.
After both having extra time off, Platte County and Liberty North will shake off the rust and duke it out at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Grain Valley does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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