After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Fairfield Union, Granville was happy to have turned things around on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Heath Bulldogs 3-2. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Blue Aces as it put an end to their eight-game losing streak.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (107-104) Granville actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 18-25, 20-25, 26-24, 15-11.
Leading Granville to victory were Maia Helling and Emma Gulledge. Helling had eight digs and four aces, while Gulledge had five digs and 15 assists. The dominant performance gave Helling a new career-high in aces.
Granville's victory ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-15. As for Heath, their loss dropped their record down to 9-9.
Granville didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 3-2 defeat against Watkins Memorial on the 3rd. Heath has also already played their next match, a 3-1 win against Northridge on the 3rd.
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