Britton-Hecla and Waubay/Summit are an even 4-4 against one another since October of 2018, but not for long. The Braves will head out on the road to square off against the Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Britton-Hecla has three straight victories, Waubay/Summit has six straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Britton-Hecla will bounce into Tuesday's matchup after beating Milbank, who they had gone 0-9 against in their nine prior meetings. The Braves were the clear victors by a 3-0 margin over the Bulldogs on Thursday. The Braves not only won on Thursday, but they posted their biggest win since September 11th (when they won 3-0).
Britton-Hecla got the W, but it wasn't easy, at least in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 32-30, 25-13.
Airiana Buer
| 10/02/25 vs Milbank | 4 |
| 09/30/25 @ Sisseton | 2 |
| 09/27/25 vs Florence/Henry | 1 |
| 09/27/25 vs Milbank | 2 |
| 09/27/25 vs Freeman | 1 |
| + 3 more games |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Britton-Hecla to victory, but perhaps none more so than Airiana Buer, who had eight digs and four aces. That's the most aces Buer has posted over her last eight matches. Another player making a difference was Ava Teveldal, who had 14 digs and one assist.
They weren't the only good servers: Britton-Hecla was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Waubay/Summit didn't have quite enough to beat Langford on Thursday and fell 3-2. While the Mustangs didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Lions 25-18 in the first set.
Waubay/Summit actually scored more points across those five sets (104-99), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 18-25, 25-21, 16-25, 25-22, 15-11.
Waubay/Summit's defeat dropped their record down to 5-9. As for Britton-Hecla, their record now sits at 10-8.
Britton-Hecla took their win against Waubay/Summit in their previous matchup back in October of 2024 by a conclusive 3-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Braves since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
