After a string of eight wins, Grand Ledge's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They lost 3-0 to the DeWitt Panthers. The loss continues a trend for the Comets in their matchups with the Panthers: they've now lost three in a row.
The defeat didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: DeWitt scored at least 18 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-21, 25-18.
DeWitt was led to victory by Madi Uyl and Ryleigh Smith. Uyl had 14 digs, while Smith had five aces and four digs. The dominant performance gave Smith a new career-high in aces.
Grand Ledge now has a losing record at 10-11. As for DeWitt, their victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-7-1.
Grand Ledge has already played their next contest, a 2-1 loss against Zeeland East on the 5th. As for DeWitt, they will square off against Holt at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Holt will roll in looking for their tenth straight win, something DeWitt surely won't give up without a fight.
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