Mustangs Rally Past No. 5 North Branch in First-Ever BWAC Match

By Dan Stickradt

Macomb Lutheran North’s Leighton Garner (7) delivers this kill attempt during a volleyball quad on September 12, 2024. Garner and the Mustangs upset Division 2 fifth-ranked and state powerhouse North Branch in five sets Thursday night in their Blue Water Area Conference debut. (DAVID DALTON — For MediaNews Group)

Macomb Lutheran North is only in its first school year as a member of the Blue Water Area Conference and the Mustangs are already making headlines.

Lutheran North’s girls volleyball team’s first league game Thursday in the eight-school BWAC resulted in a stunning, five-set comeback against Division 2 fifth-ranked North Branch, as the Mustangs rallied past the Broncos, 22-25, 26-28, 25-23, 25-19, 15-12.

It was the eighth straight win for Lutheran North, which improved to 12-1-0 overall and 1-0 in the BWAC.

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Article originally posted by The Macomb Daily