Brown County had already won four in a row and they went ahead and made it five on Thursday. They walked away with a 2-0 victory over the Beardstown Tigers. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Hornets also won the last time the pair played back in October.
Brown County easily took the first set, but they let things get interesting in the other. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-17.
Ashlee Markert paced Brown County's offense, picking up ten kills. Markert got some help from
Ann Schenk and her ten assists. Finally,
Kenzie Kassing kept Brown County's defense grounded, leading the team with four blocks.
When it comes to explaining why Beardstown lost, don't look at Kylynn Maltby. Despite the final result, she had six digs, four blocks, and two kills. The dominant performance gave Maltby a new career-high in blocks. The team also got some help courtesy of Bella Palmer, who had four digs, two aces, and a block.
Brown County's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-18. As for Beardstown, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 12-22 record this season.
Brown County has already played their next matchup, a 2-0 victory against Barry Western on the 28th. As for Beardstown, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 2-0 loss against Monmouth-Roseville on the 28th.
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