Battle Creek waltzed into their contest on Monday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Boone Central Cardinals. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Braves also won the last time the pair played on October 3rd.
Battle Creek was especially dominant in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 27-25, 23-25, 25-15, 25-22.
Abbie Erickson paced Battle Creek's offense, picking up 12 kills. Erickson got some help from
Sophie Humphrey and her 21 assists. Humphrey was also solid from the service line: she led the team with two aces.
Despite the loss, Boone Central still got an impressive performance from Madison Gompert, who had 23 digs. Gompert is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last three games she's played.
Battle Creek has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 22-6 record this season. As for Boone Central, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last eight games, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-16 record this season.
Battle Creek has already played their next matchup, a 3-1 defeat against Pierce on the 22nd. As for Boone Central, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-1 loss against O'Neill on the 22nd.
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