Necedah lost to Brookwood two weeks ago, but they didn't allow them the same satisfaction on Tuesday. The Necedah Cardinals walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Brookwood Falcons.
Necedah 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 22-25, 25-18, 25-22, 25-14.
Leading Necedah to victory were Ava Nielsen and Brianna Hendricks. Nielsen had ten digs and three aces, while Hendricks had 13 digs, six kills, and two aces. Hendricks is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had six or more in the last six games she's played dating back to last season.
Necedah was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in eight consecutive matches.
When it comes to explaining why Brookwood lost, don't look at Emily Cunitz. Despite the final result, she had nine digs, two kills, and two aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Ruby Muehlenkamp, who had 18 digs.
Necedah has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-11 record this season. As for Brookwood, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 18-10.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Necedah's road trip will continue as they head out to face Bangor at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Bangor will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something Necedah surely won't give up without a fight. As for Brookwood, it'll be Battle of the Birds when Falcons challenges Cashton at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday.
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