Elgin/Pope John has been away from home for six games now, but on Thursday they'll finally make their return. They will host the Battle Creek Braves. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Saturday, Elgin/Pope John narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past West Holt 2-1.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Elgin/Pope John who won the one that mattered. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 20-25, 25-17.
Elgin/Pope John's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Kate Furstenau, who had 23 digs, and Elizabeth Moser, who had five digs and three aces. The dominant performance gave Moser a new career-high in aces.
Meanwhile, Battle Creek had already won five in a row and they went ahead and made it six on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Trojans. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Braves have posted since September 3rd.
The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-20, 25-13.
Elgin/Pope John pushed their record up to 15-2 with the victory, which was their 11th straight on the road. As for Battle Creek, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season.
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