The Grand Island Islanders will challenge the Bellevue West Thunderbirds at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Grand Island took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Bellevue East.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Grand Island was: they took every set by at least 14 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-9, 25-8, 25-11.
Grand Island had a senior duo take command as Reagan Ashby had 26 digs and six aces and Jaysa Wentzlaff had eight digs and five aces. Wentzlaff is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 15 or more in the last 61 games she's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Aralynn Scheel, who had nine digs.
Grand Island was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Bellevue West got the win against Bryan on Thursday by a conclusive 3-0.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Bellevue West was: they took every set by at least 14 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-9, 25-11, 25-3.
Grand Island pushed their record up to 19-7 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Bellevue West, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a massive bump to their 14-15 record this season.
Grand Island came out on top in a nail-biter against Bellevue West when the teams last played back in September, sneaking past 2-1. Does Grand Island have another victory up their sleeve, or will Bellevue West turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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