North Star lost against Liberty Charter back in September of 2021, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The North Star Huskies fell just short of the Liberty Charter Patriots by a score of 3-2. The Huskies have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
North Star actually scored more points across those five sets (99-94), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 15-25, 25-17, 14-25, 15-12.
Despite the defeat, North Star had strong showings from Jaycee Miller, who had 12 aces and two kills, and Grace Escobar, who had four aces, two kills, and 19 assists. The dominant performance gave Miller a new career-high in aces.
Even though they lost, North Star was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 21 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 12 consecutive games.
North Star's loss dropped their record down to 4-10. As for Liberty Charter, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season.
North Star wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 3-0 win against Notus on the 8th. Liberty Charter has also already played their next contest, a 3-1 victory against Rimrock on the 8th.
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