The Broken Bow Indians's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Doniphan-Trumbull Cardinals on Thursday.
Broken Bow is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Superior just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell just short of the Wildcats by a score of 2-1.
While Broken Bow ultimately came up short, they really made Superior work, particularly in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 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.
Meanwhile, Doniphan-Trumbull had to endure a four-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They skirted past Ravenna 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 final score came out to 23-25, 21-25, 25-11, 25-15, 15-13.
Doniphan-Trumbull's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Charlee Richter led the charge by getting 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.
Broken Bow's defeat dropped their record down to 12-6. As for Doniphan-Trumbull, their win ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-13.
Broken Bow was able to grind out a solid victory over Doniphan-Trumbull when the teams last played back in October of 2023, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Broken Bow since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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