Gretna East came into their game on Thursday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They lost 3-0 to the Bennington Badgers. The Griffins haven't had much luck with the Badgers recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 25-13, 25-10.
Elayne Graver paced Gretna East's offense, picking up five kills. Graver got some help from Maci Falcone and her ten assists. Finally, Avery Kelsay kept Gretna East's defense grounded, leading the team with two blocks.
Bennington got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Addy Olson out in front who had ten digs and two aces. That's the most digs Olson has posted over her last 12 contests. Trina Schroeder was another key player, getting four digs and three aces.
Gretna East's loss dropped their record down to 12-20. As for Bennington, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 23-9 record this season.
Gretna East does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Bennington, they will venture away from home to face off against Gering at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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