Volleyball Recap: Borden Takes a Loss

After flying high against Corydon Central on Wednesday, Borden came back down to earth. The Braves fell 3-1 to the Orleans Bulldogs on Thursday. The Braves were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Bulldogs apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in October of 2024.

The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 20-25, 25-21, 25-14.

McKenna Mullen paced Borden's offense, picking up 13 kills. Mullen got some help from Alivia Thomas and her 25 assists.

Orleans was led to victory by Hayley Hess and Addison Russell. Hess had 15 digs and one assist, while Russell had 15 digs, ten kills, and four aces. Russell is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had seven or more in each of the last five games she's played.

Borden dropped their record down to 17-10 with the defeat, which was their third straight at home. As for Orleans, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 17-10 record this season.

Borden will take on New Washington at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Orleans does not have any more games scheduled as of now.