Brillion won the last time they faced Kewaunee, and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Brillion Lions sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over the Kewaunee Storm. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Lions.
Brillion had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first firsttwo sets, they turned around to win the next four. The final score came out to 24-26, 23-25, 25-16, 25-11, 15-11.
Brillion can attribute much of their success to Taylor Brandenburg, who had 16 digs.
Brillion was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 22 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Despite the loss, Kewaunee had strong showings from Gabby Stangel, who had 25 digs, and Breanna Riha, who had six digs, four blocks, and two aces. The dominant performance gave Riha a new career-high in blocks.
Brillion is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season. As for Kewaunee, the defeat snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 7-4 record.
Brillion will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Valders at 7:00 p.m. Valders will roll in looking for their 13th straight victory, something Brillion surely won't give up without a fight. As for Kewaunee, they will take on Algoma at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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