For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Platte County and Grain Valley meet (three straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Tuesday. The Pirates fell just short of the Eagles by a score of 3-2. If the Pirates were looking for revenge after losing 3-1 to the Eagles when the teams met back in October of 2024, then they'll just have to keep looking.
Platte County wouldn't go down easily and took Grain Valley into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking seven-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 16-25, 25-18, 25-21, 23-25, 15-8.
Carissa Bacon paced Platte County's offense, picking up 13 kills. Bacon got some help from Ella Cruce and her 23 assists. Cruce was also solid from the service line: she led the team with three aces.
Makenna Lane had an outrageously good game for Grain Valley as she had 15 digs and three aces. That's the most aces Lane has posted over her last six matchups.
Platte County's loss dropped their record down to 10-7-2. As for Grain Valley, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-6.
Looking ahead, Platte County will welcome St. Michael the Archangel at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Grain Valley, they will face off against Truman at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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