It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Greendale can now relate to. They came up short against the Waukesha North Northstars on Thursday, falling 3-0. The Panthers were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Northstars apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in October of 2022.
Greendale was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. The final score came out to 25-21, 25-22, 25-19.
Greendale's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Kylee Swenski, who had 13 digs and two aces, and Tess Zaja, who had three digs and two aces. That's the most aces Zaja has posted in her last seven matches.
Katie Brauhn was the offensive standout of the game as she had ten digs and two aces.
Greendale's defeat dropped their record down to 14-21. As for Waukesha North, they moved to 20-14 with that victory, which also ended their three-game losing streak.
Greendale does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Waukesha North, they will square off against Hamilton at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Hamilton will roll in looking for their seventh straight win, something Waukesha North surely won't give up without a fight.
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