It was a Battle of the Birds when Hay Springs challenged Bruning-Davenport/Shickley on Saturday. The Hawks fell just short of the Eagles by a score of 3-2.
While Hay Springs ultimately came up short, they really made Bruning-Davenport/Shickley work, particularly in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 20-25, 25-19, 15-25, 15-6.
Devyn Young paced Hay Springs' offense, picking up 16 kills. Young got some help from Mya Turman and her 19 assists. Finally, Young was also a dominant defender, finishing with a team-high five blocks.
Bruning-Davenport/Shickley was led to victory by Emma Hinrichs and Lexie Johnson. Hinrichs had 24 assists and six digs, while Johnson had three digs and three aces. Those three aces gave Johnson a new career-high. Natalie Meyer also deserves some recognition as she posted her first assist of the season.
Hay Springs' loss dropped their record down to 21-9. As for Bruning-Davenport/Shickley, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 15 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 22-10 record this season.
Hay Springs does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Bruning-Davenport/Shickley, they will take on Sumner-Eddyville-Miller at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday.
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