The Battle Creek Braves's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Elgin/Pope John Wolfpack on Thursday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Battle Creek is headed into the game having just posted their biggest win since September 3rd on Tuesday. They blew past Cedar Catholic 3-0.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 25-20, 25-13.
Meanwhile, Elgin/Pope John waltzed into their contest on Saturday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They won by a set and slipped past the Huskies 2-1.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Elgin/Pope John who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 20-25, 25-17.
Elgin/Pope John can attribute much of their success to Kate Furstenau, who had 23 digs, and Elizabeth Moser, who had five digs and three aces. Those three aces gave Moser a new career-high.
Battle Creek is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season. As for Elgin/Pope John, their victory was their 11th straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-2.
Battle Creek came out on top in a nail-biter against Elgin/Pope John when the teams last played back in September of 2023, sneaking past 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Battle Creek 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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