Volleyball Recap: Tuesday's Defeat Ends East Grand Rapids' Winning Streak

Pioneers

Previous 5 Games

10/07/25 @ Catholic Central	0-3
09/30/25 vs Ottawa Hills	3-0
09/25/25 vs Allendale	2-1
09/25/25 @ West Catholic	2-0
09/25/25 vs NorthPointe Christian	2-0

It was a good run, but East Grand Rapids unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-match winning streak on Tuesday. They lost 3-0 to the Catholic Central Cougars. The Pioneers were not able to make up for their loss to the Cougars from their previous meeting back in October of 2024.

East Grand Rapids was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-18, 25-21.

Madelyn Hungerford paced East Grand Rapids' offense, picking up seven kills. Hungerford got some help from Heidi White and her 19 assists. Mackenzee Stanley-Eldred controlled things from the service line, finishing with two aces.

East Grand Rapids' defeat dropped their record down to 24-6. As for Catholic Central, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 27-8-1.

East Grand Rapids didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 2-1 victory against Bedford on the 11th. As for Catholic Central, they will face off against Christian at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.