South Ridge's game last Thursday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Saturday. They had just enough and edged the North Woods grizzlies out 2-1. This was a revenge match for the Panthers, as the team was forced to settle for a 3-0 defeat when these two played two weeks ago.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day South Ridge got the one that really mattered. The final score came out to 25-22, 19-25, 15-13.
Despite the loss, North Woods saw an underclassman step up: Tessa Burnett had eight aces and four digs. Burnett is crushing it when it comes to aces: she's served at least two every time she's taken the court this season.
South Ridge is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season. As for North Woods, the defeat snapped their winning streak at 14 games and leaves them with a 14-1 record.
South Ridge will challenge Cook County at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for North Woods, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 2-0 loss vs. Bigfork on the 21st.
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