Duluth East lost to Brainerd back in September of 2019, but they didn't allow them the same satisfaction on Saturday. The Duluth East Greyhounds had just enough and edged the Brainerd Warriors out 2-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Greyhounds.
Duluth East had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-11, 15-10.
Kylie Zwak was the offensive standout of the matchup as she had 13 digs. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: she now had 12 or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season.
Duluth East was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in five consecutive games.
Brainerd lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Emma Garding, who had 14 digs and two aces. That's the most aces Garding has posted since back in August. The team also got some help courtesy of Evelyn Hagen, who had seven digs.
Duluth East has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. As for Brainerd, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-10.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Hill-Murray the next time they take the court. Brainerd will head out to face Hill-Murray at 10:15 a.m. on Saturday, while Duluth East will play them later in the day, at 9:00 a.m.
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