Battle Creek had already won five in a row and they went ahead and made it six on Saturday. They walked away with a 2-0 win over the Archbishop Bergan Knights. This was payback for the Braves, who suffered a 2-1 loss the last time these two teams met.
While Battle Creek won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the first set they played. The match finished with set scores of 27-25, 25-20.
Battle Creek can attribute much of their success to Jaidyn Smutny, who had ten digs. Smutny is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last eight games she's played dating back to last season.
Despite the loss, Archbishop Bergan still got an impressive performance from Madison Schmidt, who had 11 digs.
Battle Creek has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season. As for Archbishop Bergan, the defeat snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 16-6 record.
Battle Creek didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-0 victory against Cedar Catholic on the 1st. As for Archbishop Bergan, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 3-0 loss against Clarkson/Leigh on the 1st.
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