Northeast Vernon County won the last time they faced Ballard, and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Northeast Vernon County Knights blew past the Ballard Bulldogs 3-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Knights.
While Northeast Vernon County won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 28-26, 25-18.
Northeast Vernon County got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Mackenzie Lee out in front who had nine kills and seven aces. Those seven aces gave Lee a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Brooklyn Keith, who had four digs, two aces, and a kill.
Northeast Vernon County is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 10-12-2 record this season. As for Ballard, they have been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-15-1 record this season.
Northeast Vernon County has already played their next contest, a 3-0 defeat against Greenfield on the 10th. As for Ballard, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 3-0 loss against Kingsville on the 10th.
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