With a playoff game on the line, Chequamegon rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They won by a set and slipped past the Crandon Cardinals 3-2. For the Screaming Eagles, this counts as revenge for the 2-0 defeat the Cardinals walked away with the last time they faced one another back in October of 2018.
Chequamegon was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 22-25, 25-17, 22-25, 25-19, 15-7.
Leading Chequamegon to victory were Emma Litwaitis and Abagail Brenholt. Litwaitis had eight digs, while Brenholt had 17 digs and a kill. Brenholt is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Chequamegon was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in eight consecutive games.
Chequamegon's win bumped their record up to 12-18. As for Crandon, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-17.
As of now, neither Chequamegon nor Crandon have any future games scheduled.
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