Volleyball Recap: Elizabeth Jerrick Leads Unity to Victory over Grantsburg

By Team Reports Oct 3, 2024, 9:56am

Volleyball Recap: Unity Eagles vs. Grantsburg Pirates

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Unity had already won 14 in a row and they went ahead and made it 15 on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Grantsburg Pirates 3-2. For the Eagles, this counts as revenge for the 3-2 loss the Pirates walked away with the last time they faced one another back in September.

Unity wouldn't go down easily and took Grantsburg into a fifth set where they got it done with a six-point win. The final score came out to 20-25, 25-21, 25-23, 22-25, 15-9.

Elizabeth Jerrick had a dynamite game for Unity, getting 23 digs. Jerrick has been hot recently, having posted ten or more digs the last five times she's played.

Unity is on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 17 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-4 record this season. As for Grantsburg, the defeat snapped their winning streak at six games and leaves them with a 15-5 record.

Unity will take on Webster at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. Webster is coming into the matchup with seven straight wins at home, so Unity will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. As for Grantsburg, they will host Luck at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. Luck will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Grantsburg surely won't give up without a fight.

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