Volleyball Recap: Grand Island Islanders vs. Norfolk Panthers
Grand Island waltzed into their matchup on Saturday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They walked away with a 2-0 victory over the Norfolk Panthers. That's more bragging rights for the Islanders, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Grand Island took both sets by at least 11 points. The final score came out to 25-10, 25-14.
Grand Island was led to victory by Reagan Ashby and Tia Traudt. Ashby had eight digs, while Traudt hit 75% for 18 killsfour digs. Traudt is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had seven or more in the last 64 games she's played dating back to last season.
Grand Island couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 50% of their attack attempts. The last time their hitting percentage was this high was in their last seven matches.
Grand Island is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 22-7 record this season. As for Norfolk, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-17.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Lincoln High the next time they take the court. Norfolk will head out to face Lincoln High at 12:10 p.m. on Saturday, while Grand Island will play them later in the day, at 12:00 p.m.
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