The Grandview Zebras will play host again on Tuesday to welcome the Scurry-Rosser Wildcats, where the match is scheduled at 6:00 p.m. Grandview will be strutting in after a win while Scurry-Rosser will be coming in after a loss.
On Friday, Grandview made easy work of Blooming Grove and carried off a 3-0 victory.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Grandview took every set by at least ten points. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-6, 25-12.
Grandview was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 16 consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Scurry-Rosser didn't have quite enough to beat Palmer on Tuesday and fell 3-2.
Scurry-Rosser actually scored more points across those five sets (104-100), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-24, 25-20, 22-25, 12-25, 15-10.
Despite the defeat, Scurry-Rosser saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Jaylee Fisher had 15 digs and two aces. Fisher has been hot recently, having also posted 12 or more assists the last four times she's played.
Grandview is on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 15 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 31-8 record this season. As for Scurry-Rosser, their loss dropped their record down to 20-13.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's contest: Grandview has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.8 aces per game. However, it's not like Scurry-Rosser struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Grandview's way against Scurry-Rosser in their previous meeting on October 4th, as Grandview made off with a 3-0 win. Does Grandview have another victory up their sleeve, or will Scurry-Rosser turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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