Tri County Area lost against Grant back in August and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Vikings took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Tigers. The Vikings have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back matches.
Tri County Area started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The final score came out to 23-25, 25-15, 25-15, 25-22.
Marissa Funk paced Tri County Area's offense, picking up eight kills. Funk got some help from Karlie Byle and her 12 assists. Byle was also solid from the service line: she led the team with four aces.
VanMeter Lillian went supernova For Grant., getting 31 digs and four aces. With that strong performance, Lillian is now averaging an impressive 10.6 digs per game. Longcore Emma also deserves some recognition as she had her first block of the season.
Tri County Area's loss dropped their record down to 4-10. As for Grant, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matches. That's provided a massive bump to their 19-8 record this season.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Tri County Area is set to square off against their familiar foe Big Rapids at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Grant will take on rival Newaygo at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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