West Catholic and East Grand Rapids faced off in a cross-town battle on Saturday. The West Catholic Falcons fell just short of the East Grand Rapids Pioneers by a score of 2-1. The Falcons have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
West Catholic couldn't get the win, but they sure gave East Grand Rapids a tough time in the second set. The final score came out to 25-17, 28-30, 15-11.
East Grand Rapids' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Heidi White led the charge by getting five digs and 16 assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Rylee Stanley-Eldred, who had 21 digs, two aces, and a kill.
West Catholic's loss dropped their record down to 19-7-5. As for East Grand Rapids, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 25-9-5 record this season.
West Catholic will take on Wayland at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for East Grand Rapids, they will square off against Christian at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Christian is coming into the match with three straight victories at home, so East Grand Rapids will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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