Volleyball Preview: Brandon Valley Lynx vs. Mitchell Kernels
The Brandon Valley Lynx's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Mitchell Kernels at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Brandon Valley will be strutting in after a win while Mitchell will be coming in after a loss.
Last Saturday, Brandon Valley sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over Stevens.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Brandon Valley got the one that really mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 20-25, 25-17.
Meanwhile, Mitchell didn't have quite enough to beat Huron on Tuesday and fell 3-2. The Kernels have struggled against the Tigers recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Mitchell took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The final score came out to 25-8, 13-25, 23-25, 25-19, 15-5.
Despite the defeat, Mitchell got top-tier performance from Ava Brannan, who had 33 digs. Brannan is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 14 or more in the last six games she's played.
Brandon Valley is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 14-11 record this season. As for Mitchell, their loss dropped their record down to 3-18.
Everything went Brandon Valley's way against Mitchell when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as Brandon Valley made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Brandon Valley since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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