After flying high against Westland last Thursday, Big Walnut came back down to earth. The Big Walnut Golden Eagles came up short against the Bloom-Carroll Bulldogs on Saturday, falling 3-0. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Golden Eagles of the 3-1 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in October of 2023.
Big Walnut was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. The final score came out to 25-17, 25-23, 25-14.
Big Walnut's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Peyton Gordon, who had 11 digs, and Sydney Hamilton, who had seven digs. Gordon is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last three games she's played.
Bloom-Carroll was led to victory by Sienna Hogue and Kylynne Sollberger. Hogue had 15 digs and two aces, while Sollberger had 18 digs.
Big Walnut's loss dropped their record down to 13-9. As for Bloom-Carroll, the win (which was their 12th in a row) raised their record to 21-1.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Big Walnut will welcome Northland at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Bloom-Carroll, they will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Whitehall-Yearling at 6:00 p.m. The timing is sure in Bloom-Carroll's favor as the team sits on nine straight wins at home while Whitehall-Yearling has been banged up by nine consecutive losses on the road.
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