Ballard had already won seven in a row and they went ahead and made it eight on Tuesday. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the North Bullitt Eagles. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Bruins also won the last time the pair played back in August of 2023.
Ballard had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 20-25, 25-21, 25-13, 25-23.
Ballard's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Megan Helander, who had 13 digs and five aces. That's the most aces Helander has posted in her last 13 matches. Another player making a difference was Ruby Tennen, who had eight digs and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Ballard was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in six consecutive games.
Ballard pushed their record up to 26-7 with the win, which was their ninth straight on the road. As for North Bullitt, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 18-9.
Ballard does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for North Bullitt, they will play host again on Thursday to welcome Anderson County, where the match is scheduled at 7:30 p.m. North Bullitt is facing Anderson County at the right time seeing as Anderson County is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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