Volleyball Recap: Bennington Badgers vs. Gretna Dragons
Bennington didn't have done well against Gretna recently (they were 1-7 in their previous eight matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. The Bennington Badgers had just enough and edged the Gretna Dragons out 3-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Badgers.
Bennington was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (105-100), but they still managed to win. After all that action, the final score was 18-25, 14-25, 25-20, 28-26, 15-9.
Bennington was led to victory by Evynn Olsen and Trina Schroeder. Olsen had 19 digs, while Schroeder had eight digs and two aces.
When it comes to explaining why Gretna lost, don't look at Lily Zimmerman. Despite the final result, she had 26 digs and two aces. Ava Nowling was another key player, getting ten digs.
Bennington is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. As for Gretna, they now have a losing record at 4-5.
Bennington will welcome Platteview at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Bennington will be looking to keep their four-game home win streak dating back to last season alive. As for Gretna, they will venture away from home to challenge Hastings at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Gretna is facing Hastings at the right time seeing as Hastings is stuck on a seven-game losing streak.
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