After both having extra time off, the Brainerd Warriors and the Detroit Lakes Lakers will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Brainerd is out to stop a six-game streak of losses at home.
Last Thursday, Brainerd came up short against Alexandria and fell 3-1.
Brainerd started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-14, 25-22, 25-22.
Despite the defeat, Brainerd had strong showings from Evelyn Hagen, who had 14 digs and two aces, and Jayden Rivers, who had four digs and 18 assists.
Meanwhile, Detroit Lakes entered their tilt with Sartell-St. Stephen on Thursday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They had just enough and edged the Sabres out 3-2.
Detroit Lakes wouldn't go down easily and took Sartell-St. Stephen into a fifth set where they got it done with a four-point win. The final score came out to 25-16, 25-16, 18-25, 14-25, 15-11.
Brainerd's loss dropped their record down to 5-13. As for Detroit Lakes, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a massive bump to their 7-10 record this season.
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