Griswold is 8-2 against Plainfield since September of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Griswold Wolverines are taking a road trip to square off against the Plainfield Panthers at 5:30 p.m. Griswold is coming into the match hot, having won their last 15 games.
Last Friday, everything went Griswold's way against Montville as Griswold made off with a 3-0 win.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-8, 25-7, 25-19.
Griswold can attribute much of their success to Carly Rubino, who had eight digs.
Meanwhile, Plainfield earned a 3-1 victory over Norwich RVT on Saturday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Panthers.
In the three sets Plainfield was on fire: they won each by at least ten points. The final score came out to 25-12, 25-15, 23-25, 25-13.
Plainfield relied on the efforts of Paityn Caron, who had 11 digs, and Shae Valentin, who had eight digs.
Plainfield was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 26 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 12 consecutive games.
Griswold's win was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-2. As for Plainfield, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-11 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's contest: Griswold has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 11.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Plainfield struggles in that department as they've been averaging 11.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Griswold's way against Plainfield in their previous meeting back in September, as Griswold made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Griswold since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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