Granite Falls hadn't done well against South Whidbey recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Monday. The Granite Falls Tigers had just enough and edged the South Whidbey Falcons out 3-2. This was payback for the Tigers, who suffered a 3-0 loss the last time these two teams met.
Granite Falls took South Whidbey into a fifth set where they got it done with a five-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-11, 22-25, 18-25, 15-10.
Granite Falls was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 14 consecutive matchups.
Granite Falls has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a massive bump to their 9-5 record this season. As for South Whidbey, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-13.
Granite Falls will be playing at home against Summit Sierra at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Granite Falls is facing Summit Sierra at the right time seeing as Summit Sierra is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for South Whidbey, they will square off against Eastside Prep at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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