Beatrice waltzed into their game on Saturday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Aurora Huskies 2-1. This was payback for the Orangemen, who suffered a 2-0 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Beatrice had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first first set, they turned around to win the next three. After all that action, the final score was 26-28, 25-22, 25-17.
Beatrice got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Kara Schuster out in front who had six aces and five digs. The dominant performance gave Schuster a new career-high in aces.
Beatrice was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in five consecutive contests.
Beatrice's victory bumped their record up to 3-4. As for Aurora, they are on a six-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-5.
Beatrice didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 2-0 loss vs. Northwest on the 7th. Aurora has also already played their next matchup, a 2-0 defeat against Duchesne on the 7th.
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