The Doniphan-Trumbull Cardinals will take on the Broken Bow Indians on Thursday. Doniphan-Trumbull will be strutting in after a victory while Broken Bow will be coming in after a loss.
Having struggled with four defeats in a row, Doniphan-Trumbull finally turned things around against Ravenna on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Bluejays 3-2.
Doniphan-Trumbull had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 21-25, 25-11, 25-15, 15-13.
Doniphan-Trumbull got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Charlee Richter out in front who had 29 kills, 23 digs, and a block. Richter is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had eight or more in the last 21 games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Lily Elsbury, who had 16 digs, four kills, and 14 assists.
Meanwhile, Broken Bow unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell just short of Superior by a score of 2-1.
Broken Bow was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Superior work for it, especially in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 16-25, 25-18, 26-24.
Despite the loss, Broken Bow got top-tier performance from Halle Quinn, who had 25 digs. With that strong performance, Quinn is now averaging an impressive 10.6 digs per game.
Doniphan-Trumbull's win ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-13. As for Broken Bow, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-6.
Doniphan-Trumbull came up short against Broken Bow in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 2-0. Will Doniphan-Trumbull have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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