With a playoff game on the line, Loveland rose to the challenge on Saturday. They put the hurt on the Grandview Wolves with a sharp 3-0 win. For the Red Wolves, this counts as revenge for the 3-1 victory the Wolves walked away with the last time they faced one another back in November of 2019.
While Loveland won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. The final score came out to 25-14, 25-17, 27-25.
Loveland was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 8.5 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 matches they've averaged 0.
Loveland is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 15 games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-6 record this season. As for Grandview, their loss dropped their record down to 12-12.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Erie the next time they take the court. Grandview will head out to face Erie at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, while Loveland will play them later in the day, at 12:00 p.m.
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