Grafton had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the New Berlin West Vikings on Thursday. For the Black Hawks, this counts as revenge for the 2-0 win the Vikings walked away with the last time they faced one another back in August of 2023.
The final score came out to 25-22, 15-25, 25-17, 25-18.
Abigail Barthelemy
| 10/30/25 @ New Berlin West | 13 |
| 10/25/25 vs New Berlin Eisenhower | 13 |
| 10/23/25 vs Cudahy | 10 |
Grafton was led to victory by Abigail Barthelemy and Paige Arentz. Barthelemy had 13 digs and four assists, while Arentz had 14 assists and seven digs. Barthelemy has been hot recently, having posted ten or more digs the last three times she's played.
Despite the loss, New Berlin West still got an impressive performance from Morgan Kopischke, who had 12 digs and three assists. Jaydon Golsteyn also deserves some recognition as she had her first block of the season.
Grafton has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 27-10 record this season. As for New Berlin West, their defeat ended a seven-match streak of wins at home and dropped them to 20-10.
Grafton wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 3-0 victory against Pius XI Catholic on the 1st. New Berlin West does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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