Volleyball Game Preview: Sumner-Eddyville-Miller Mustangs vs. Bruning-Davenport/Shickley Eagles

By Team Reports Nov 2, 2025, 9:22pm

Volleyball Preview: Sumner-Eddyville-Miller Mustangs vs. Bruning-Davenport/Shickley Eagles

Sumner-Eddyville-Miller hasn't had much luck against Bruning-Davenport/Shickley recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Mustangs will face off against the Eagles at 9:00 a.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Sumner-Eddyville-Miller comes in on nine and Bruning-Davenport/Shickley on four.

Lily Hrasky

Digs

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If Silver Lake wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Sumner-Eddyville-Miller, they should've done a better job of containing Lily Hrasky. Sumner-Eddyville-Miller came out on top against Silver Lake by a score of 3-1 on Saturday thanks in part to Hrasky, who had 13 digs and two aces. She has been hot recently, having posted 11 or more digs the last three times she's played.

Sumner-Eddyville-Miller had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 27-29, 25-23, 25-18, 25-11.

Meanwhile, it was a Battle of the Birds when Bruning-Davenport/Shickley challenged Hay Springs on Saturday. The Eagles had just enough and edged out the Hawks 3-2.

The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Bruning-Davenport/Shickley who won the one that mattered. The final score came out to 26-24, 20-25, 25-19, 15-25, 15-6.

Sumner-Eddyville-Miller better focus on containing Emma Hoins and Emma Hinrichs as the pair were huge in Bruning-Davenport/Shickley's win. Hoins had 22 digs and two aces, while Hinrichs had nine digs and three aces. The dominant performance also gave Hinrichs a new career-high in assists (17). Lexie Johnson was another key player, getting six digs and three aces.

Bruning-Davenport/Shickley was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 18 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in ten consecutive matches.

Sumner-Eddyville-Miller's victory bumped their record up to 26-6. As for Bruning-Davenport/Shickley, their win bumped their record up to 22-10.

Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's matchup: Sumner-Eddyville-Miller hasn't let much over the net this season, having averaged 6.7 blocks per game. It's a different story for Bruning-Davenport/Shickley, though, as they've been averaging only 1.3 blocks. Given Sumner-Eddyville-Miller's sizable advantage in that area, the Eagles will need to find a way to close that gap. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other volleyball content.

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