Volleyball Recap: Aubrey Birdsell's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Wallace over Grangeville

Wallace lost against Grangeville on Saturday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Wallace Miners fell 2-0 to the Grangeville Bulldogs. The Miners have struggled against the Bulldogs recently, as their game on Saturday was their third consecutive lost matchup.

Wallace was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Grangeville work for it, especially in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 27-25.

Wallace's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Aubrey Birdsell, who had six digs and 12 assists.

Even though they lost, Wallace couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 58.3% of their attack attempts. That's a new trend for them: their average hitting percentage was 25.5% earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 35.5%.

Wallace's loss dropped their record down to 7-7. As for Grangeville, they now have a winning record of 6-5.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Grangeville beat Wallace by a score of 2-0 later that day.

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