Volleyball Game Preview: Badger Braves vs. Lordstown Red Devils

By Team Reports Sep 30, 2025, 1:55am

Volleyball Preview: Badger Braves vs. Lordstown Red Devils

Badger has gone a perfect 10-0 against Lordstown recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Braves will challenge the Red Devils at 6:45 p.m. Badger will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.

If Windham wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Badger, they should've done a better job of containing Kyleigh Hall. The Braves blew past the Bombers 3-0 on Monday for which the team can thank Hall, who had six digs and six aces. She has been hot, having also posted 14 or more assists the last five times she's played.

Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-9, 25-21, 25-6.

Alison Price

Serving Aces

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Badger got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Alison Price out in front who had ten digs, five kills, and three aces. That's the most aces Price has posted over her last seven contests. Brianna Lendak was another key player, getting 11 kills, five aces, and three digs.

They weren't the only good servers: Badger was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 19 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in ten consecutive matchups.

Meanwhile, Lordstown lost 3-0 to McKinley on Monday.

While Lordstown ultimately came up short, they didn't go down without a fight: they scored at least 19 points in every set they played. The final score came out to 25-23, 25-19, 25-22.

Lordstown's loss dropped their record down to 6-11. As for Badger, they now have a winning record of 9-8.

Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's match: Badger has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 10.3 aces per game. However, it's not like Lordstown struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.9 aces. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.

Everything went Badger's way against Lordstown in their previous matchup back in August, as Badger made off with a 3-0 win. 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.

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