Pius X lost against Grand Island back in October of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Pius X Thunderbolts fell just short of the Grand Island Islanders by a score of 2-1. The Thunderbolts have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Pius X actually scored more points across those three sets (72-69), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 15-25, 29-27, 25-20.
Despite the defeat, Pius X had strong showings from Kami Wemhoff, who had 22 digs, and Emilia Reiling, who had 15 digs. Wemhoff is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last six games she's played.
Grand Island got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Jaysa Wentzlaff out in front who had six digs and 31 assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Reagan Ashby, who had 21 digs.
Pius X's loss dropped their record down to 3-11. As for Grand Island, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 12-4.
Pius X will venture away from home to take on Lincoln East at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Grand Island, they are on the road again on Saturday to play Lincoln Southwest at 10:30 a.m. Lincoln Southwest is coming into the contest with six straight wins at home, so Grand Island will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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