Ishpeming's game last Monday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Monday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Munising Mustangs 3-2. This was payback for the Hematites, who suffered a 3-2 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Ishpeming had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 21-25, 25-15, 25-21, 15-12.
Munising lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Olivia Cotey, who had 21 digs. The team also got some help courtesy of Tamryn Nolan, who had ten digs and two aces.
Ishpeming's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-7-1. As for Munising, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-5-1.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Ishpeming will head out to take on Westwood at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Ishpeming is facing Westwood at the right time seeing as Westwood is stuck on a 16-game losing streak. As for Munising, their road trip will continue as they head out to face North Central at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.
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