Grayslake North came into Saturday's match having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Ridgewood Rebels on Saturday, sneaking past 2-1. The Knights have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Rebels, too.
Grayslake North had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-15, 17-15.
Grace Watschke paced Grayslake North's offense, picking up 11 kills. Watschke got some help from
Jane Pritchard and her 11 assists.
Marlo Anderson controlled things from the service line, finishing with three aces.
When it comes to explaining why Ridgewood lost, don't look at Emma Swiderek. Despite the final result, she had 18 digs and two aces. That's the most aces Swiderek has posted in her last nine matchups.
Grayslake North's win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 10-22. As for Ridgewood, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost nine of their last ten contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-20 record this season.
Grayslake North has already played their next game, a 2-0 defeat against Shepard on the 19th. As for Ridgewood, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 2-0 victory against Woodstock on the 19th.
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