Grand Valley was looking to beat North Fork like they did the last time the pair played, but Grand Valley didn't take Madison Nelson into account. The North Fork Miners were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Grand Valley Cardinals on Friday thanks in part to Nelson, who had six digs, four aces, three kills, and a block. She has been hot for a while, having also posted 13 or more assists the last 30 times she's played.
North Fork never let Grand Valley on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-22, 25-19.
Leading North Fork to victory were Ryaunna Rhoades and Evelyn DeTienne. Rhoades had eight digs and two aces, while DeTienne had 11 digs. That's the most aces Rhoades has posted in her last seven matchups.
Despite the loss, Grand Valley still got an impressive performance from Rylyn Jacobs, who had 21 digs and a kill.
North Fork's victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-10. As for Grand Valley, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-16.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. North Fork will head out to take on Roaring Fork at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. North Fork is facing Roaring Fork at the right time seeing as Roaring Fork is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Grand Valley, a feisty cat fight will be fought when Cardinals challenges Hayden at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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