The McDonald Blue Devils will stay at home for another game and welcome the Brookfield Warriors at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
McDonald is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Lakeview just ended the team's 19-game winning streak on Wednesday. They lost 3-0 to the Bulldogs. The matchup marked the first time this year in which the Blue Devils were not able to get on the board.
McDonald was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the third set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-16, 25-22.
Despite the defeat, McDonald had strong showings from Miley Titus, who had 19 digs, and Kayla Helco, who had ten digs. Titus is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 14 or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Brookfield was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They lost 3-0 to Garfield. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Warriors have suffered against the G-Men since September 14, 2021.
The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-12, 25-9.
Having lost for the first time this season, McDonald fell to 19-1. As for Brookfield, their loss dropped their record down to 4-16.
Everything went McDonald's way against Brookfield when the teams last played back in September of 2023, as McDonald made off with a 3-0 victory. Will McDonald repeat their success, or does Brookfield have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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