It was fun while it lasted, but North Pocono's undefeated season came to an end after 12 games on Saturday. They fell just short of the Holy Redeemer Royals by a score of 3-2. The Trojans have struggled against the Royals recently, as their game on Saturday was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, North Pocono sadly wound up on the wrong side. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 23-25, 25-19, 21-25, 15-11.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Holy Redeemer to victory, but perhaps none more so than Gracie Griffin, who had 12 digs and two aces. Griffin is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season.
Having lost for the first time this season, North Pocono fell to 12-1. As for Holy Redeemer, they pushed their record up to 21-5 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
After both having extra time off, North Pocono and Valley View will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Holy Redeemer does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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