On Saturday, the North Branch Vikings narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Detroit Lakes Lakers 2-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Vikings.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day North Branch got the one that really mattered. After all that action, the final score was 25-20, 22-25, 15-13.
Detroit Lakes' defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Annie Braaten, who had eight digs and 27 assists. Braaten is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted ten or more in the last six games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Hailey Thielen, who had 17 digs.
North Branch's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-2. As for Detroit Lakes, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-7.
North Branch's road trip will continue as they head out to face Denfeld at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Detroit Lakes, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 2-1 victory vs. Kasson-Mantorville on the 14th.
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