East Grand Rapids faced Christian in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. The Pioneers fell just short of the Eagles by a score of 3-2. The Pioneers were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Eagles earlier this season, when they won 2-0.
East Grand Rapids actually scored more points across those five sets (107-90), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 12-25, 11-25, 27-25, 15-13.
Finley Grashuis paced East Grand Rapids' offense, picking up 14 kills. Grashuis got some help from Heidi White and her 36 assists. Finally, Madelyn Hungerford kept East Grand Rapids' defense grounded, leading the team with five blocks.
East Grand Rapids has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 26-9 record this season. As for Christian, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 18 of their last 20 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 31-7 record this season.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. East Grand Rapids is set to square off against their familiar foe Forest Hills Central at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Christian will challenge rival Forest Hills Eastern at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday.
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