Medicine Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their ninth straight defeat. They fell just short of the Bertrand Vikings by a score of 2-1. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Raiders of the 3-0 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September.
In a back-and-forth that saw neither team win consecutive sets, Medicine Valley sadly dropped the once that decided the match. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 24-26, 25-17.
Leading Bertrand to victory were Gracie Hock and Brooklyn Evans. Hock had 12 digs, while Evans had 15 digs, 12 kills, and three aces. That's the most aces Evans has posted in her last 13 matches.
Medicine Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 3-21. As for Bertrand, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-11 record this season.
After both having extra time off, Medicine Valley and Sutherland will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another on Thursday. Bertrand does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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