It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Grand Island had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over the Omaha Westside Warriors. For the Islanders, this counts as revenge for the 3-1 victory the Warriors walked away with the last time they faced one another back in November of 2023.
Grand Island was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (101-99), but they still managed to win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 17-25, 17-25, 25-18, 15-12.
Leading Grand Island to victory were Reagan Ashby and Aralynn Scheel. Ashby had 22 digs, while Scheel had 13 digs. Ashby has been hot , having posted 15 or more digs the last six times she's played.
Grand Island is on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 18 games, which provided a nice bump to their 27-9 record this season. As for Omaha Westside, their loss dropped their record down to 29-9.
Grand Island wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 3-0 defeat against Elkhorn South on the 8th. Omaha Westside does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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