Battle Creek won the last time they faced O'Neill, and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Battle Creek Braves walked away with a 3-1 win over the O'Neill Eagles. 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 match finished with set scores of 18-25, 26-24, 25-18, 25-19.
Battle Creek got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Jaidyn Smutny out in front who had 19 digs. Smutny is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last 14 games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Sydney Kuchar, who had five digs and 18 assists.
Battle Creek is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-6 record this season. As for O'Neill, their loss was their sixth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 8-17.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Battle Creek will take on Wayne at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for O'Neill, they will face off against Norfolk Catholic at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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