Grand Island waltzed into their matchup on Saturday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They had just enough and edged the Pius X Thunderbolts out 2-1. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Islanders also won the last time the pair played back in October of 2023.
Grand Island was actually outscored in aggregate across those three sets (72-69), but they still managed to win. The match finished with set scores of 15-25, 29-27, 25-20.
Grand Island's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jaysa Wentzlaff, who had six digs and 31 assists. Wentzlaff is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 15 or more in the last 51 games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Reagan Ashby, who had 21 digs.
Pius X's loss came despite strong showings from Kami Wemhoff and Emilia Reiling. Wemhoff had 22 digs, while Reiling had 15 digs.
Grand Island is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. As for Pius X, they have been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last nine contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-11 record this season.
Grand Island is on the road again on Saturday to play Lincoln Southwest at 10:30 a.m. Lincoln Southwest is coming into the match with six straight victories at home, so Grand Island will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. As for Pius X, they will square off against Lincoln East at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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