With a playoff game on the line, Grantsburg rose to the challenge on Thursday. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Bloomer Blackhawks. Winning may never get old, but the Pirates sure are getting used to it with their seventh in a row.
Grantsburg walked away with the win (and looked especially good in the third set). The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 23-25, 25-9, 25-16.
Anika Lee was the offensive standout of the contest as she had 24 digs.
Grantsburg 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 six aces in 20 consecutive matchups.
Despite the defeat, Bloomer had strong showings from Alexis Pielhop, who had 21 digs, and Miah Yohnk, who had five digs and two aces. Pielhop has been hot recently, having posted 12 or more digs the last four times she's played.
Grantsburg has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 26-7 record this season. As for Bloomer, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 16-19.
Grantsburg has already played their next game, a 3-1 loss against Barron on the 26th. Bloomer does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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