North Star's game last Monday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Wednesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over the Compass Charter Aviators. This was payback for the Huskies, who suffered a 3-1 loss the last time these two teams met.
North Star was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (107-102), but they still managed to win. After all that action, the final score was 22-25, 25-22, 25-22, 15-25, 15-13.
North Star can attribute much of their success to Grace Escobar, who had five kills, four aces, and 33 assists. Escobar is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 20 or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
North Star was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 23 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in August.
North Star's victory ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-6. As for Compass Charter, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-3.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. North Star will take on Vision at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Compass Charter, they will face off against The Ambrose School at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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