Volleyball Recap: Griffith Takes a Loss

By Team Reports Aug 21, 2025, 5:00am

Volleyball Recap: Griffith Panthers vs. Merrillville Pirates

Griffith lost against Merrillville on Saturday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Panthers fell just short of the Pirates by a score of 3-2. While the Panthers didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Pirates 25-17 in the first set.

Griffith took Merrillville into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking seven-point loss. The final score came out to 17-25, 25-20, 25-23, 23-25, 15-8.

Sydney Jancosek

Digs

08/16/25 vs Washington Township14
08/16/25 vs Hebron15
08/16/25 vs Merrillville16
08/16/25 vs East Chicago Central19
08/19/25 vs Merrillville26

Despite the loss, Griffith saw an underclassman step up: freshman Sydney Jancosek had 26 digs. Those 26 digs set a new season-high mark for Jancosek.

Griffith now has a losing record of 2-3. As for Merrillville, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-2.

Coming up, Griffith will take on Hammond Bishop Noll at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Merrillville, they have already played their next match, a 3-0 defeat against Lowell on the 20th.

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