If Grand Island was feeling good fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Burke last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Grand Island Islanders came up short against the Lincoln North Star Navigators on Wednesday, falling 3-0. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Islanders of the 3-1 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in October.
While Grand Island was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the third set. The final score came out to 25-20, 25-17, 25-23.
Aralynn Scheel and Reagan Ashby certainly did their best on Wednesday to avoid the loss. Scheel had ten digs, while Ashby had 16 digs, three aces, and a kill. Ashby has been hot , having posted 15 or more digs the last five times she's played.
Ivanna Ramos Berrios was the offensive standout of the match as she had 13 digs and three aces.
Grand Island's loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 26-9. As for Lincoln North Star, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-12 record this season.
Grand Island does not have any more games scheduled as of now. After both having extra time off, Lincoln North Star and Papillion-LaVista South will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Papillion-LaVista South comes in on eight and Lincoln North Star on three.
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