Gretna East proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by three) and on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Standing Bear Grizzlies 3-2. This was a revenge game for the Griffins: when they faced off against the Grizzlies on October 4th, they had to take a 2-1 defeat.
Gretna East was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (103-100), but they still managed to win. The match finished with set scores of 16-25, 25-22, 19-25, 25-19, 15-12.
Brooklyn Beethe
| 10/23/25 vs Standing Bear | 20 |
| 10/21/25 @ Crete | 11 |
| 10/16/25 @ Bennington | 17 |
| 10/11/25 vs Elkhorn | 20 |
| 10/11/25 vs Bennington | 13 |
Gretna East was led to victory by Brooklyn Beethe and Halle Nienaber. Beethe had 20 digs and two assists, while Nienaber had five digs. Beethe is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in each of the last five games she's played.
Gretna East was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in three consecutive contests.
Despite the loss, Standing Bear saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Reese Pedersen had 23 digs and one assist.
Gretna East's win ended a three-match drought at home and bumped them up to 12-19. As for Standing Bear, their defeat dropped their record down to 17-16.
As of now, neither Gretna East nor the Grizzlies have any future games scheduled.
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