Battle didn't have done well against Blair Oaks recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Monday. The Battle Spartans walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Blair Oaks Falcons. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Spartans.
Battle was staring down a 1-0 deficit headed into the second set, but they rallied to take the next three for the win. After all that action, the final score was 23-25, 25-20, 25-23, 25-16.
Despite the defeat, Blair Oaks saw an underclassman step up: Laney Toebben had nine digs and two aces. That's the most aces Toebben has posted since back in August.
Battle's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-1-2. As for Blair Oaks, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-9.
Battle will take on Helias at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Blair Oaks, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-0 victory vs. Eldon on the 17th.
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