The Boise Brave are taking a road trip to challenge the Eagle Mustangs at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Boise is coming into the contest hot, having won their last five games.
Boise had to skate by with only a one-set margin when they last took the court, which might have inspired the three-set drubbing they dealt Centennial on Tuesday. The Brave were the clear victors by a 3-0 margin over the Patriots. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Brave have posted against the Patriots since September 22, 2016.
Boise walked away with the win (and looked especially good in the third set). Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-20, 25-14.
Katelyn Huck
| 10/07/25 vs Centennial | 18 |
| 10/04/25 vs Coeur d'Alene | 17 |
| 10/04/25 vs Lake City | 12 |
| 10/03/25 vs Middleton | 18 |
| 10/03/25 vs Kimberly | 17 |
| + 6 more games |
Boise's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Katelyn Huck, who had 18 digs and three assists, and Kylie Wong, who had four digs and two aces. Huck is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in each of the last 11 games she's played.
Meanwhile, Eagle faced Rocky Mountain in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. The Mustangs fell just short of the Grizzlies by a score of 3-2. The Mustangs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back matches.
Eagle took Rocky Mountain into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking five-point loss. The final score came out to 25-17, 25-20, 22-25, 20-25, 15-10.
Eagle's defeat dropped their record down to 14-12. As for Boise, their victory bumped their record up to 18-11.
Boise suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Eagle in their previous meeting back in October of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of the Mustangs' Ellie McManigal, who had 18 digs and two aces. Now that the Brave know the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
