If Cloquet was riding high fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Rock Ridge co-op [Eveleth-Gilbert/Virginia] last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Cloquet Lumberjacks fell just short of the Brainerd Warriors by a score of 2-1 on Saturday. The Lumberjacks were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Warriors apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in September of 2023.
In a back-and-forth that saw neither team win consecutive sets, Cloquet sadly dropped the once that decided the match. The final score came out to 25-17, 17-25, 18-16.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Brainerd to victory, but perhaps none more so than Evelyn Hagen, who had 11 digs and three aces. Sophia White was another key player, getting 18 digs.
Cloquet's loss dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Brainerd, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-11.
Cloquet will face off against Princeton at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Princeton will roll in looking for their seventh straight victory, something Cloquet surely won't give up without a fight. As for Brainerd, they will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Fergus Falls at 7:00 p.m. Brainerd is facing Fergus Falls at the right time seeing as Fergus Falls is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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