Battle waltzed into their game on Wednesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over the Helias Crusaders. This was payback for the Spartans, who suffered a 2-0 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Battle was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (112-99), but they still managed to win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 17-25, 26-24, 14-25, 25-23, 17-15.
Despite the loss, Helias still got an impressive performance from Lauren Schroeder, who had 17 digs. Schroeder 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 dating back to last season.
Battle's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-1-2. As for Helias, their loss dropped their record down to 8-4.
Battle will take on Jefferson City at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Helias, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-0 victory vs. Camdenton on the 19th.
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