The Briggs Bruins are taking a road trip to square off against the Madison Christian Eagles at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Briggs has ten straight wins, Madison Christian has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Thursday, Briggs made easy work of Walnut Ridge and carried off a 3-0 victory.
The 3-0 doesn't show just how dominant Briggs was: they took every set by at least nine points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 25-16, 25-9.
Among those leading the charge was Kinsey Rife, who had nine digs and three aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Briggs was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 30 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Madison Christian lost 3-0 to Shekinah Christian on Thursday.
After all that action, the final score was 25-23, 25-23, 25-13.
Briggs pushed their record up to 10-0 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Madison Christian, they now have a losing record at 4-5.
Briggs took their victory against Madison Christian when the teams last played back in August of 2017 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Briggs since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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