Battle Creek has been on the road for four straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will host the Wayne Blue Devils at 7:00 p.m. Battle Creek will be strutting in after a win while Wayne will be coming in after a loss.
Last Tuesday, Battle Creek beat O'Neill 3-1.
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 18-25, 26-24, 25-18, 25-19.
Meanwhile, Wayne was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They lost 3-0 to Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard].
Wayne was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-23, 25-17.
Battle Creek is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 20-6 record this season. As for Wayne, their loss dropped their record down to 13-13.
Battle Creek took their victory against Wayne in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Will Battle Creek repeat their success, or does Wayne have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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