Bertrand and Medicine Valley met for a duel on Thursday where Bertrand came out on top. The Bertrand Vikings narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Medicine Valley Raiders 2-1. That's more bragging rights for the Vikings, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Bertrand who won the one that mattered. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 24-26, 25-17.
Bertrand was led to victory by Gracie Hock and Brooklyn Evans. Hock had 12 digs, while Evans had 15 digs, 12 kills, and three aces. Evans is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had six or more in the last 14 games she's played dating back to last season.
Bertrand was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 12 consecutive contests.
Bertrand has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-11 record this season. As for Medicine Valley, they are on a nine-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-21.
Bertrand does not have any more games scheduled as of now. After both having extra time off, Medicine Valley and Sutherland will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another on Thursday.
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