Wayne and Battle Creek are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2018, but not for long. The Wayne Blue Devils will challenge the Battle Creek Braves at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Wayne is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
Wayne came up short against Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard] on Tuesday, falling 3-0.
Wayne was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-23, 25-17.
Meanwhile, Battle Creek earned a 3-1 win over O'Neill on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Braves.
Battle Creek had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 18-25, 26-24, 25-18, 25-19.
Wayne's defeat dropped their record down to 13-13. As for Battle Creek, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 20-6 record this season.
Wayne suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Battle Creek when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Wayne avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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