Byron waltzed into their matchup on Wednesday with eight straight wins... but they left with nine. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Kasson-Mantorville Komets. That's more bragging rights for the Bears, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Byron was especially dominant in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-24, 25-9, 20-25, 25-18.
Ella Nelson paced Byron's offense, picking up 20 kills. Nelson got some help from
Paige Cronk and her 43 assists. Cronk was also solid from the service line: she led the team with four aces.
Byron's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 24-7. As for Kasson-Mantorville, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-17.
Byron will face off against Stewartville at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Stewartville will roll in looking for their tenth straight victory, something Byron surely won't give up without a fight. Kasson-Mantorville does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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