Barnesville entered their matchup against East Grand Forks on Monday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Barnesville Trojans fell just short of the East Grand Forks Green Wave by a score of 3-2. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Trojans of the 3-1 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September of 2023.
Barnesville took East Grand Forks into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking four-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 19-25, 25-22, 23-25, 25-2, 15-11.
Leading East Grand Forks to victory were Taylor Bergh and Laurel Kolstoe. Bergh had 32 digs, while Kolstoe had 14 digs and five aces. The dominant performance gave Kolstoe a new career-high in aces.
Barnesville now has a losing record at 2-3. As for East Grand Forks, the victory was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 7-3.
Barnesville will face off against Warren-Alvarado-Oslo at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for East Grand Forks, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-0 win vs. Red Lake County Central on the 12th.
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