Volleyball Recap: Dynamic Duo of Jaycee Miller and Grace Escobar Lead North Star to Victory

By Team Reports Sep 30, 2024, 9:28pm

Volleyball Recap: North Star Huskies vs. Centennial Baptist Mustangs

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North Star won the last time they faced Centennial Baptist, and things went their way on Monday too. The North Star Huskies came out on top against the Centennial Baptist Mustangs by a score of 3-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Huskies.

Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 23-25, 25-15, 25-12.

Leading North Star to victory were Grace Escobar and Jaycee Miller. Escobar had 11 aces, a kill, and 17 assists, while Miller had seven aces and six kills. The dominant performance gave Escobar a new career-high in aces.

North Star was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 30 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in ten consecutive games.

North Star's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-8. As for Centennial Baptist, they are on a nine-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-8.

North Star will face off against Wilder at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Wilder will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something North Star surely won't give up without a fight. As for Centennial Baptist, they will challenge Gem State Adventist Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Centennial Baptist is facing Gem State Adventist Academy at the right time seeing as Gem State Adventist Academy is stuck on a six-game losing streak.

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