North East unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They came up short against the Harbor Creek Huskies on Thursday, falling 3-0. The Grape Pickers were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Huskies apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in October of 2024.
North East was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Harbor Creek work for it, especially in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-24, 25-20, 25-18.
Leading Harbor Creek to victory were Bailey Sanfrotello and Kayla Bresee. Sanfrotello had five aces and three digs, while Bresee had ten digs and one assist. Those five aces gave Sanfrotello a new career-high.
The victory was the third in a row for Harbor Creek, bringing their record up to 3-0.
North East will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Fairview at 7:15 p.m. on September 9. As for Harbor Creek, they will face off against Fort LeBoeuf at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday.
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