On Saturday, it was close, but the Ballard Bruins sidestepped the Lafayette Generals for a 2-1 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bruins.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Ballard who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 28-17, 24-26, 15-12.
Ballard found their leader in underclassman Ruby Tennen, who had 12 digs. Those 12 digs set a new season-high mark for her.
Lafayette lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Emma Pittman, who had six digs and two aces. That's the most aces Pittman has posted in she last nine matchups.
Ballard's victory bumped their record up to 12-4. As for Lafayette, the loss snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 17-7 record.
Ballard is on the road again on Saturday to play Lexington Catholic at 12:00 p.m. Lexington Catholic is coming into the game with five straight wins at home, so Ballard will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. As for Lafayette, they will welcome Paintsville at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Lafayette is facing Paintsville at the right time seeing as Paintsville is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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