After a string of 13 wins, Eau Claire North's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They fell just short of the Barron Golden Bears by a score of 2-1. The Huskies were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Golden Bears apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in August.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Eau Claire North sadly wound up on the wrong side. The final score came out to 25-19, 24-26, 15-13.
Barron was led to victory by Abby Miller and Rylin Vruwink. Miller had 14 digs and two aces, while Vruwink had eight digs and two aces. Miller is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Eau Claire North's defeat dropped their record down to 22-9. As for Barron, the win (which was their 19th in a row) raised their record to 26-2.
Eau Claire North is on the road again on Thursday to play Eau Claire Memorial at 7:00 p.m. Eau Claire Memorial is coming into the contest with five straight victories at home, so Eau Claire North will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. As for Barron, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 2-1 win against New Richmond on the 5th.
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