The Ionia Varsity Volleyball team hosted their Purple game against Portland tonight. The Bulldogs came out strong with stellar defense that led to many opportunities at the net for the team to score. Ionia battled tough and put away the first two set. Although the Bulldogs continued to play hard they were unable to close out the match and ended up falling in 5 sets. With another incredible defensive effort on the night, Londyn Brown led the back row with a season high 32 digs, while Tess Griffith and Drew Wachowski added 12 each. At the net on defense Rajalyaj Esquivel and Emma White each had 2 blocks. Griffith had another fantastic night on offense leading the way with fast swings to tally up another season high 26 kills while Esquivel added 8. Mikaiah White dished out 24 assists across the net to keep the offense flowing, while Grace Droste added 12. Behind the service line Esquivel and L. Brown led with 2 aces apiece. The Bulldogs are now 3-1 in CAAC White and 15-4-2 overall. Ionia is back on the court in Ovid Elsie on Thursday. Great work Bulldogs and thank you to all that came out to support a great cause tonight!