Eisenhower waltzed into their game on Saturday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Northwest Grizzlies 2-1. This was payback for the Tigers, who suffered a 2-1 loss the last time these two teams met.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Eisenhower who won the one that mattered. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-24, 23-25, 25-18.
Eisenhower found their leader in underclassman Kamry Johnston, who had seven digs and three aces. The dominant performance gave Johnston a new career-high in aces.
Eisenhower was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in three consecutive matchups.
Despite the loss, Northwest still got an impressive performance from Reese Johnson, who had 14 digs and two aces.
Eisenhower's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-13. As for Northwest, they moved to 20-13 with that defeat, which also ended their four-game winning streak.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Andale the next time they take the court. Eisenhower will head out to face Andale at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, while Northwest will play them later in the day, at 9:00 a.m.
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