Willowbrook unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They fell just short of the Payton College Prep Grizzlies by a score of 2-1 on Tuesday. The Warriors were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Grizzlies apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in September of 2018.
Willowbrook actually scored more points across those three sets (68-61), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 10-25, 26-24, 25-19.
Melanie Marinier and Tess Doyle certainly did their best on Tuesday to avoid the loss. Marinier had 14 digs and 11 assists, while Doyle had 12 digs and three aces.
Payton College Prep has started the season off flawlessly and has a 2-0 record to show for it.
Coming up, Willowbrook will face off against Lyons at 5:45 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Payton College Prep, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 2-1 defeat against Fremd on the 27th.
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