After flying high against Bristol on Tuesday, Badger came back down to earth. The Braves fell just short of the Chalker Wildcats by a score of 3-2 on Wednesday. The Braves were not able to make up for their defeat to the Wildcats from their previous meeting back in September of 2024.
Badger couldn't get the win, but they sure gave Chalker a tough time in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 25-21, 28-30, 25-20, 15-12.

Alison Price
09/03/25 @ Chalker | 30 |
09/02/25 vs Bristol | 19 |
08/28/25 vs Lordstown | 13 |
08/27/25 @ Memorial | 12 |
08/25/25 @ Windham | 16 |
+ 7 more games |
Badger lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Alison Price, who had 30 digs and 12 kills. She has been hot for a while, having posted 11 or more digs the last 12 times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Lilly Schmidt, who had 15 digs and six aces.
Badger's loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 3-3. As for Chalker, they pushed their record up to 5-0 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Badger is set to square off against their familiar foe Bloomfield at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Chalker will challenge rival Maplewood at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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