The Badger Braves will head out on the road to challenge the Pymatuning Valley Lakers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Badger lost 3-0 to St. John on Thursday. The defeat continues a trend for the Braves in their matchups with the Fighting Herald: they've now lost nine in a row.
While Badger had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least seven points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-7, 25-16.
Despite their loss, Badger saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Gabriella Miller, who had 11 digs, three kills, and three kills, was perhaps the best of all. Miller is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted nine or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season. Kaylin Harnett was another key player, getting ten digs and seven kills.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Pymatuning Valley's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They fell just short of Chalker by a score of 3-2.
Pymatuning Valley took Chalker into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking three-point loss. The final score came out to 22-25, 25-21, 25-20, 24-26, 15-12.
Badger's defeat dropped their record down to 6-8. As for Pymatuning Valley, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-6.
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