After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Wilder, North Star was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Rimrock Raiders 3-2. For the Huskies, this counts as revenge for the 3-2 loss the Raiders walked away with the last time they faced one another back in September.
North Star 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 22-25, 20-25, 25-20, 27-25, 15-9.
North Star's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Grace Escobar led the charge by getting five aces, four kills, and 39 assists. That's the most aces Escobar has posted in her last eight matches. The team also got some help courtesy of Ella Irwin, who had 11 kills and eight aces.
North Star's win ended a six-game drought on the road and puts them at 7-12. As for Rimrock, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost ten of their last 12 matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-12 record this season.
As of now, neither North Star nor Rimrock have any future games scheduled.
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