The Grant Pacers will square off against the Kennedy Cougars at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The timing is sure in Grant's favor as the team sits on three straight wins at home while Kennedy has been banged up by four consecutive losses on the road.
Grant barely beat McClatchy the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. Grant put the hurt on McClatchy with a sharp 3-0 victory on Thursday. The Pacers haven't had any issues with the Lions recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive win against them.
Grant's got stronger as the match went on, holding McClatchy to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 28-26, 25-22, 25-16.
Sky Xiong
| 03/27/25 vs McClatchy | 19 |
| 03/25/25 @ Cordova | 22 |
| 03/20/25 vs Antelope | 22 |
| 03/18/25 @ West Park | 17 |
Grant relied on the efforts of Sky Xiong, who had five digs and two aces, and Taejon Jackson, who had 18 digs and one assist. Xiong has been hot recently, having also posted 17 or more assists the last four times he's played. Kevin Medina also deserves some recognition as he had his first kills of the season.
Meanwhile, Kennedy suffered their biggest defeat since February 28th on Thursday. They lost 3-0 to West Park.
While Kennedy ultimately came up short, they really made West Park work, particularly in the first set. The final score came out to 26-24, 25-21, 25-20.
Grant's victory bumped their record up to 9-5. As for Kennedy, their loss dropped their record down to 7-6.
Everything went Grant's way against Kennedy in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, as Grant made off with a 3-0 win. Will Grant repeat their success, or does Kennedy has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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