East Grand Rapids faced Christian in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. The Pioneers fell just short of the Eagles by a score of 2-1. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Eagles this season, with their most recent defeat being a 3-2 loss on Tuesday.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, East Grand Rapids sadly wound up on the wrong side. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-27, 25-21.
Coco Bossardet paced East Grand Rapids' offense, picking up eight kills. Bossardet got some help from Heidi White and her 28 assists. Brayden Winkel controlled things from the service line, finishing with two aces.
East Grand Rapids' defeat dropped their record down to 27-10. As for Christian, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 19 of their last 21 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 32-7 record this season.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. East Grand Rapids is set to square off against their familiar foe Catholic Central at 12:00 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Christian will face off against rival Ottawa Hills at 9:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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