Volleyball Preview: Brookings Bobcats vs. Mitchell Kernels
Brookings and Mitchell are an even 5-5 against one another since August of 2018, but not for long. The Brookings Bobcats will be playing at home against the Mitchell Kernels at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Mitchell is facing Brookings at the wrong time: Brookings suffered their first home loss of the season on Saturday and they're likely out for redemption. They came up short against the Knights, falling 3-0. The Bobcats have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
While Brookings was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into O'Gorman's winning margin in every set. The final score came out to 25-9, 25-15, 25-19.
Meanwhile, Mitchell was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss. They fell just short of Yankton by a score of 3-2.
Mitchell took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-20, 14-25, 25-12, 15-11.
Mitchell's defeat came about despite a quality game from Ava Brannan, who had eight digs.
Brookings' loss dropped their record down to 8-6. As for Mitchell, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-8.
Brookings skirted past Mitchell 2-1 in their previous meeting back in August. Will Brookings repeat their success, or does Mitchell have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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