Last season’s loss to Grace Christian on Oct. 7 was the first time Kankakee’s girls volleyball team had fallen to the Crusaders.

When these teams met again on Monday, and after Grace Christian won the opening set 25-22, the Kays managed to bounce back on their home court to win the final two sets, picking up their third straight win overall and avoiding a second straight loss to the Crusaders.

Kankakee improved to 5-5 on the season with the win while Grace Christian fell to 5-8 with just its second loss in the last seven matches.

“I think we responded well,” Kankakee senior captain Elizabeth Avalos said. “... I think we’re definitely growing as a team. Our chemistry is coming together and I think we just never gave up. We hustled after every ball, and I think that’s what led us to the

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