Volleyball Recap: Ava Kuchar and Jaidyn Smutny Secure Win for Battle Creek
By Team Reports
Oct 16, 2025, 6:53am
Volleyball Recap: Battle Creek Braves vs. O'Neill Eagles
Battle Creek won the last time they faced O'Neill and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Braves put the hurt on the Eagles with a sharp 3-0 victory.
Battle Creek was especially dominant in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-21, 25-16.
| 10/14/25 vs O'Neill | 21 |
| 10/07/25 vs Guardian Angels Central Catholic | 13 |
| 10/02/25 @ Elgin/Pope John | 11 |
| 10/02/25 @ Boone Central | 11 |
| 09/27/25 vs Laurel-Concord-Coleridge | 6 |
| + 7 more games |
Leading Battle Creek to victory were Jaidyn Smutny and Ava Kuchar. Smutny had 21 digs, while Kuchar had 21 assists and three digs. That's the most digs Smutny has posted since back in September.
Despite the defeat, O'Neill had strong showings from Serena Chavez, who had 15 digs and one assist, and Raegan Kaufman, who had nine digs.
Battle Creek is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-10 record this season. As for O'Neill, their loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 12-14.
Battle Creek has already played their next match (against Wayne), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for O'Neill, they will take on Norfolk Catholic at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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