Great Hearts Northern Oaks was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their ninth straight loss. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Great Hearts Monte Vista. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Griffins of the 3-1 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture on October 10th.
While Great Hearts Northern Oaks ultimately came up short, they really made Great Hearts Monte Vista work, particularly in the third set. The final score came out to 25-16, 19-25, 27-25, 25-16.
Great Hearts Northern Oaks lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Elizabeth Paulos, who had 26 digs, three aces, and two kills. Paulos is crushing it when it comes to digs: she's had at least 12 every time she's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Olivia Dybdahl, who had 11 digs and a kill.
Even though they lost, Great Hearts Northern Oaks was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last seven games.
Great Hearts Northern Oaks' loss dropped their record down to 3-21. As for Great Hearts Monte Vista, their win ended a six-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-5.
Great Hearts Northern Oaks will challenge Medina at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Medina will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Great Hearts Northern Oaks surely won't give up without a fight. Great Hearts Monte Vista does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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