Battle Creek has gone 8-2 against O'Neill recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Battle Creek Braves will be staying on the road to face off against the O'Neill Eagles at 5:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Battle Creek is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Guardian Angels Central Catholic just ended the team's nine-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell 3-1 to the Bluejays.
The final score came out to 25-11, 25-17, 17-25, 25-22.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Sydney Kuchar, who had 23 assists. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 12.1 assists per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Ella Reeves, who had 12 digs.
Meanwhile, O'Neill came up short against Douglas County West on Saturday and fell 2-0. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
O'Neill was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-23.
Battle Creek's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 18-6. As for O'Neill, their loss dropped their record down to 8-16.
Battle Creek was able to grind out a solid win over O'Neill in their previous matchup two weeks ago, winning 2-0. Will Battle Creek repeat their success, or does O'Neill have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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