Volleyball Recap: O'Neill Takes a Loss

O'Neill was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They came up short against the Battle Creek Braves, falling 3-0. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Braves this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 2-0 back in September.

The final score came out to 25-15, 25-21, 25-16.

Bergyn Classen paced O'Neill's offense, picking up 11 kills. Classen got some help from Hannah Hilker and her 31 assists.

Battle Creek was led to victory by Jaidyn Smutny and Ava Kuchar. Smutny had 21 digs, while Kuchar had 21 assists and three digs. Smutny has been hot recently, having posted 11 or more digs the last four times she's played.

O'Neill's loss dropped their record down to 12-14. As for Battle Creek, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-10 record this season.

O'Neill will be playing at home against Norfolk Catholic at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Battle Creek has already played their next contest (against Wayne), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.