On Thursday, Brownstown Central faced Jennings County in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Brownstown Central Braves sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over the Jennings County Panthers. The victory was nothing new for the Braves as they're now sitting on four straight.
Brownstown Central 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 20-25, 21-25, 25-16, 25-21, 15-8.
Leading Brownstown Central to victory were Finley Wheeler and Jaydynn Yeadon. Wheeler had five kills, four digs, and four digs, while Yeadon had 27 digs. Wheeler is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 14 or more in the last 30 games she's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Olivia Fritz, who had eight digs.
Brownstown Central kept the net locked down and finished the game with 11 blocks. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're block total in three consecutive matches.
Brownstown Central has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 21-2 record this season. As for Jennings County, the loss snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 17-4 record.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Brownstown Central will take on Seymour at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Brownstown Central is looking to tack on another W to their seven-game streak on the road. As for Jennings County, they will face off against Trinity Lutheran at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. Trinity Lutheran will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something Jennings County surely won't give up without a fight.
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