Hershey was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They fell just short of the Grand Island Central Catholic Crusaders by a score of 2-1.
The 2-1 score doesn't really reflect how close the match was: every set was decided by three points or less. The final score came out to 25-22, 22-25, 25-23.
Leading Grand Island Central Catholic to victory were Madison Graybill and Lauren Schardt. Graybill had nine digs and five aces, while Schardt had 11 digs and two aces. The dominant performance gave Graybill a new career-high in aces.
Hershey's defeat dropped their record down to 2-10. As for Grand Island Central Catholic, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-6 record this season.
Hershey will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Ord at 3:00 p.m. Ord is coming into the contest with five straight losses at home, meaning Hershey will have to defend against a squad hungry for a win. As for Grand Island Central Catholic, they will host Aquinas at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Grand Island Central Catholic is facing Aquinas at the right time seeing as Aquinas is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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