Lady Grizzlies Busy Week Ends On A High Note

The Grace Lady Grizzlies volleyball team had one of their busiest weeks of the season last week.  They started the week on the road at Oakley.  The Lady Grizzlies battled hard for four sets against the tough Hornet team but ultimately fell three sets to one.  Just a day later the Lady Grizzlies were on the road again this time to play in a tri-match with West Side and Rockland in Dayton.  Through their best efforts the Lady Grizzlies could not come up with a single set win during the tri-match falling in two sets to both opponents.

Now in the midst of a four game skid the Lady Grizzlies needed to find a win any way they could.  They would have plenty of chances when they traveled to Declo to play in a two day tournament.  Day one of the tournament was a pool play format with day two being a bracketed tournament.  After the pool play the Grizzlies were put in the silver bracket for tournament play.  They started play by facing the host school Declo who they beat in two straight sets.  In round two the Lady Grizzlies faced off against Buhl.  This time Grace came up short, losing two to one in three sets.  The loss put Grace up against Minico who the Lady Grizzlies dispatched in three sets winning two sets to one.  With the win the Lady Grizzlies then qualified for the championship but faced Buhl once again.  This meant that Grace would need to beat the Lady Indians twice to claim the trophy.  In the first match the Lady Grizzlies lost the first set but battled back to win the next two sets forcing a winner take all match with the Lady Indians.  In the winner take all match the Lady Grizzlies dominated the larger school sweeping them in two sets and claiming the silver bracket championship. 

The Lady Grizzlies faced Soda Springs at home on Tuesday, a game that had not yet taken place at the writing of this article.  The match was no doubt a raucous affair as it usually is between the two county rivals.

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