Battle Creek had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They came out on top against the Wayne Blue Devils by a score of 3-1. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Braves also won the last time the pair played back in October of 2023.
Battle Creek had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-16, 25-22, 25-21.
Battle Creek's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Sydney Kuchar led the charge by getting four digs and 26 assists. Kuchar is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 13 or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Piper Strom, who had eight digs and two aces.
Wayne's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Addison Frank, who had 18 digs, and Mallory Redden, who had 21 digs, three kills, and two aces. What's more, Redden also posted a 60% hitting percentage, which is the highestshe's posted in her last eight contests.
Battle Creek has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 21-6 record this season. As for Wayne, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 13-14.
As of now, neither Battle Creek nor Wayne have any future games scheduled.
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