After five games on the road, Grand Island is heading back home. They will welcome the Bellevue East Chieftains at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Grand Island is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Lincoln North Star just ended the team's six-game winning streak on Tuesday. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Navigators. While the Islanders didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Navigators 25-19 in the first set.
Grand Island started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 25-22, 25-22, 25-21.
Meanwhile, Bellevue East came up short against Grand Island on Saturday and fell 2-0. The Chieftains have struggled against the Islanders recently, as their game on Saturday was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-8, 25-10.
Grand Island's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 18-7. As for Bellevue East, their loss dropped their record down to 7-15.
Grand Island beat Bellevue East 2-0 when the teams last played on Saturday. Does Grand Island have another victory up their sleeve, or will Bellevue East turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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